Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - fury
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Fury
fury
noun (plural furies) Etymology: Middle English furie, from Latin furia, from furere to rage Date: 14th century 1. intense, disordered, and often destructive rage 2. a. capitalized any of the avenging deities in Greek mythology who torment criminals and inflict plagues b. an avenging spirit c. one who resembles an avenging spirit; especially a spiteful woman 3. extreme fierceness or violence 4. a state of inspired exaltation ; frenzy Synonyms: see anger
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a wild and passionate anger, rage. b a fit of rage (in a blind fury). c impetuosity in battle etc. 2 violence of a storm, disease, etc. 3 (Fury) (usu. in pl.) (in Greek mythology) each of three goddesses sent from Tartarus to avenge crime, esp. against kinship. 4 an avenging spirit. 5 an angry or malignant woman, a virago. Phrases and idioms like fury colloq. with great force or effect. Etymology: ME f. OF furie f. L furia f. furere be mad ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. ярость; неистовство; бешенство the fury of an attack —- ярость атаки the fury of the storm —- неистовство бури to be in a fury —- быть в ярости to goad smb. into fury —- приводить кого-л. в ярость; доводить кого-л. до бешенства to control one's fury —- сдерживать ярость 2. миф. Фурия 3. ведьма, фурия; злая женщина Id: like fury —- эмоц-усил. дьявольски, неистово; безумно Id: they worked like fury —- они работали как черти ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) неистовство; бешенство, ярость 2) (Fury) myth. фурия; fig. тж. сварливая женщина - like fury Syn: see anger ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
Fury is violent or very strong anger. She screamed, her face distorted with fury and pain. = rage N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- c.1385, from O.Fr. furie, from L. furia "violent passion, rage, madness," related to furere "to rage, be mad." Romans used Furiж to translate Gk. Erinyes, the collecting name for the avenging deities sent from Tartarus to punish criminals (in later accounts three in number and female). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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