fury
pronunciation
How to pronounce fury in British English:
UK [ˈfjʊəri]
How to pronounce fury in American English:
US [ˈfjʊri]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of intense anger
- state of violent mental agitation
- the property of being wild or turbulent
Word Origin
- fury (n.)
- late 14c., "fierce passion," from Old French furie, fuire "rage, frenzy" (14c.), from Latin furia "violent passion, rage, madness," from or related to furere "to rage, be mad," which is of uncertain origin. "Many etymologies have been proposed, but none is clearly the best" [de Vaan]. Romans used Furiæ to translate Greek Erinyes, the collective name for the avenging deities sent from Tartarus to punish criminals (in later accounts three in number and female). Hence, in English, figuratively, "an angry woman" (late 14c.).
Example
- 1. America 's mission in abbottabad caused fury in pakistan .
- 2. Islamabad reacted with fury to the attack .
- 3. This resulted in many civilian deaths and local fury .
- 4. Yesterday , on the train , I heard a man shouting in fury .
- 5. They hurried up the street , the grangers shaking with fright and mrs. weasley beside herself with fury .