fury

[ fyoor-ee ]

noun

, plural fu·ries.

1. unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like:

   The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal.

   Synonyms: wrath, ire

2. violence; vehemence; fierceness:

   the fury of a hurricane;

   a fury of creative energy.

   Synonyms: turbulence

3. Furies, Classical Mythology. minor female divinities: the daughters of Gaia who punished crimes at the instigation of the victims: known to the Greeks as the Erinyes or Eumenides and to the Romans as the Furiae or Dirae. Originally there were an indefinite number, but were later restricted to Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone.
4. a fierce and violent person, especially a woman:

   She became a fury when she felt she was unjustly accused.

fury

/ ˈfjʊərɪ /

noun

1. violent or uncontrolled anger; wild rage
2. an outburst of such anger
3. uncontrolled violence

   the fury of the storm

4. a person, esp a woman, with a violent temper
5. See Furies
6. like fury informal.
   violently; furiously

   they rode like fury

Word History and Origins

Origin of fury¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English furey, furye, from Old French furie, from Latin furia “rage,” equivalent to fur(ere) “to be angry, rage” + -ia, noun suffix; -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of fury¹

C14: from Latin furia rage, from furere to be furious

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. like fury, Informal. violently; intensely:

   It rained like fury.

More idioms and phrases containing fury

see hell has no fury like a woman scorned .

Synonym Study

See anger.

Example Sentences

Time passes with destructive fury, even if clocks and calendars are of no use to anybody.

From Los Angeles Times

Understand, after the sound and fury, what we’re really seeing here: Trump placing people in power who will be subservient to him, even more so than in 2016.

From Salon

Only liberals are interested in listening to this "tone it down" advice, but when your opposition is coming at you with the fury of a deranged chimpanzee, turning the other cheek only gets you killed.

From Salon

The move is the latest in the governor’s highly visible effort to shield California from the second edition of the Trump presidency, which has elicited predictable fury from the Republican standard-bearer.

From Los Angeles Times

Satellite imagery showcases the Mountain fire’s fury as homes are reduced to rubble and a vast plume of smoke stretches into the atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• acrimony
• energy
• ferocity
• frenzy
• furor
• indignation
• intensity
• ire
• madness
• passion
• rage
• storm
• violence