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- pronunciation:
- fyu
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
furies |
| definition 1: |
violent, passionate, or unrestrained anger; rage; frenzy.
In his fury, he threw a chair across the room.The unfairness of it all sent her into a fury.The government's unwillingness to rectify the situation caused fury among the people.- synonyms:
- frenzy, furor, madness, rage, wrath
- antonyms:
- good humor
- similar words:
- anger, ire, mania, outrage, rampage, violence
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| definition 2: |
violent action.
The houses were destroyed in the fury of the storm.- synonyms:
- ferocity, storm, violence
- similar words:
- bluster, frenzy, outburst, paroxysm, rage, tantrum, turbulence, wildness
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| definition 3: |
(pl.; cap.) in Greek and Roman mythology, the three horrible female creatures that pursue to the grave those who have committed unpunished crimes.
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| definition 4: |
a fierce, violent person.
- synonyms:
- hothead, savage
- similar words:
- hotspur
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| related words: |
convulsion, hag, violence |
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