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    [Noun]  | "fu*ry" | \ ˈfyu̇r-ē \


    1: intense, disordered, and often destructive rage

    2: any of the avenging deities in Greek mythology who torment criminals and inflict plagues

    3: an avenging spirit

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English furie, from Latin furia, from furere to rage;

    [Noun]  | "sound and fury" 


    1: loud and angry words that attract a lot of attention but do nothing useful

    [Noun]  | "fury" 


    1: a bad-tempered scolding woman;


      * e.g., " ... tradition has it that Socrates' wife was such a fury that the philosopher's death sentence by the authorities was not an entirely unwelcome fate "




    2: a state of wildly excited activity or emotion;


      * e.g., " ... the sudden appearance of the rock star whipped the crowd of onlookers into a fury of excitement "



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    3: an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something;


      * e.g., " ... in his fury, the duped gambler overturned the card table and declared that the game had been fixed "



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