| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be angry |
| Synonyms: | be beside oneself, be furious, be uncontrollable, blow a fuse, blow one's top, blow up, boil over, bristle, chafe, champ at bit, erupt, fly off the handle, foam at the mouth, fret, fulminate, fume, go berserk, have a fit, have a tantrum, let off steam, look daggers, make a fuss over, overflow, rail at, rampage, rant, rant and rave, rave, roar, scold, scream, seethe, snap at, splutter, steam, storm, surge, tear, throw a fit, work oneself into sweat, yell |
| Notes: | ire suggests greater intensity than anger, rage suggests loss of self-control, and fury is destructive rage verging on madness |
| Antonyms: | be happy |