1 [U] (written) extreme anger that often includes violent behaviour:
Her eyes blazed with fury. * Fury over tax increases (= as a newspaper HEADLINE). * (figurative) There was no shelter from the fury of the storm.
2 [sing.] a state of being extremely angry about sth:
He flew into a fury when I refused.
3 (the Furies) [pl.] (in ancient Greek stories) three GODDESSES who punish people for their crimes
seealsoFURIOUS
IDIOMS
like fury (informal) with great effort, power, speed, etc.
moreatHELL
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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