Fury

/'fjuəri/
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Definition

Noun: 1. Extreme, often violent anger; rage: A state of intense, uncontrolled, and sometimes destructive anger. 2. Violent or uncontrolled force; wild intensity: The quality of being extremely powerful, turbulent, or fierce, often applied to natural phenomena or actions. 3. (Classical Mythology, capitalized as Fury or plural Furies): One of three snake-haired goddesses (Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone) who punished crimes, especially those unavenged by human law. 4. A person, especially a woman, exhibiting extreme anger or violence: Used to describe someone behaving with uncontrollable rage.

Usage and Examples
  • As extreme anger:
    • His careless words filled her with fury.
    • The decision was met with public fury.
  • As violent force or intensity:
    • The fury of the storm destroyed the coastal village.
    • They fought with the fury of wild animals.
  • (Mythology) As a goddess of vengeance:
    • In the myth, Orestes was pursued by the Furies for killing his mother.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • "Like fury" (idiom): With great speed, force, or intensity.
    • He worked like fury to finish the project on time.
    • The engine roared like fury.
  • "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" (proverb): Suggests that the anger of a woman who has been rejected or betrayed is the most intense anger possible.
    • When she discovered the betrayal, she proved the old saying: hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Variants and Related Words
  • Furious (adjective): Extremely angry; full of fury. Also meaning full of energy or speed.
    • She was furious at the delay.
    • They worked at a furious pace.
  • Furiously (adverb): In an extremely angry or energetic manner.
    • He shouted furiously.
    • She pedaled furiously up the hill.
Synonyms
  • Rage: Similar to fury, implying a loss of self-control.
  • Wrath: Often suggests deep, righteous, or vengeful anger.
  • Ire (literary): Anger.
  • Ferocity: Savagely fierce behavior or force.
Antonyms
  • Calm
  • Peace
  • Composure
  • Serenity
Noun
  1. (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
  2. the property of being wild or turbulent
    • the storm's violence
  3. state of violent mental agitation
  4. a feeling of intense anger
    • hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
    • his face turned red with rage

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