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Definition of fury noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fury

noun
 
/ˈfjʊəri/
 
/ˈfjʊri/
Idioms
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  1. [uncountable] extreme anger that often includes violent behaviour synonym rage
    • Her eyes blazed with fury.
    • Fury over tax increases (= as a newspaper headline)
    • (figurative) There was no shelter from the fury of the storm.
    Extra Examples
    • Fury erupted over a speech made by the Prime Minister.
    • He growled with barely controlled fury.
    • She kicked the tree in fury at her own stupidity.
    • She reacted with cold fury.
    • He vented his fury on a stack of cardboard boxes.
    • He was beside himself with fury.
    • He would have to face the full fury of his father.
    • Her fury against him rose.
    • His face and body sagged as his fury faded.
    • I had never felt such fury before.
    • I hoped she wouldn't turn her fury on me.
    • She directed her fury at her father.
    • The decision to close the factory has provoked fury.
    • Her face was white with fury.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • blind
    • cold
    • intense
    • …
    verb + fury
    • be beside yourself with
    • be shaking with
    • feel
    • …
    fury + verb
    • erupt
    • grow
    • mount
    • …
    preposition
    • in (a) fury
    • with fury
    • fury against
    • …
    phrases
    • turn your fury on somebody
    See full entry
  2. [singular] a state of being extremely angry about something synonym rage
    • He flew into a fury when I refused.
    Extra Examples
    • She turned on him in a fury.
    • He shouted at her in a fury, ‘Get out of my house!’
    • In a cold fury my uncle stalked out of the room.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • blind
    • cold
    • intense
    • …
    verb + fury
    • be beside yourself with
    • be shaking with
    • feel
    • …
    fury + verb
    • erupt
    • grow
    • mount
    • …
    preposition
    • in (a) fury
    • with fury
    • fury against
    • …
    phrases
    • turn your fury on somebody
    See full entry
  3. the Furies
     [plural] (in ancient Greek stories) three goddesses who punish people for their crimes
    4. see also furious
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French furie, from Latin furia, from furiosus ‘furious’, from furere ‘be mad, rage’.
Idioms
hell hath no fury (like a woman scorned)
  1. used to refer to somebody, usually a woman, who has reacted very angrily to something, especially the fact that her husband or partner has been unfaithful
like fury
  1. (informal) with great effort, power, speed, etc.
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