violent+anger

  • 61desk rage — UK US noun [U] ► WORKPLACE extreme or violent anger shown by someone in an office, especially when this is caused by worry or a difficult situation: »Put stressed workers into tiny, noisy cubicles and you have the recipe for desk rage …

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  • 62work rage — UK US noun [U] (also office rage) ► WORKPLACE extreme or violent anger shown by someone at their place of work: »A survey revealed that four in five UK workers suffer from work rage. → Compare DESK RAGE(Cf. ↑desk rage) …

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  • 63overtake — o|ver|take [ ,ouvər teık ] (past tense o|ver|took [ ,ouvər tuk ] ; past participle o|ver|tak|en [ ,ouvər teıkən ] ) verb * 1. ) transitive to become better than another person: The women students seem to be overtaking the men. a ) transitive to… …

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  • 64postal — pertaining to the mail system, 1843, on model of Fr. postale (1836), from POST (Cf. post) (3). Noun meaning state of irrational and violent anger (usually in phrase going postal) attested by 1997, in ref. to a cluster of news making workplace… …

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  • 65explosive — [[t]ɪksplo͟ʊsɪv[/t]] explosives 1) N VAR An explosive is a substance or device that can cause an explosion. ...one hundred and fifty pounds of Semtex explosive... There were traces of explosives in the bedroom. 2) ADJ GRADED Something that is… …

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  • 66road rage — noun violent anger arising from conflict with the driver of another motor vehicle …

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  • 67overtake */ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈteɪk] / US [ˌoʊvərˈteɪk] verb Word forms overtake : present tense I/you/we/they overtake he/she/it overtakes present participle overtaking past tense overtook UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈtʊk] / US [ˌoʊvərˈtʊk] past participle overtaken UK… …

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  • 68passion — pas•sion [[t]ˈpæʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) cvb compelling emotion 2) strong amorous feeling; love 3) strong sexual desire; lust 4) a strong fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for something: a passion for music[/ex] 5) the object of one s passion 6) an outburst …

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  • 69road rage — road′ rage n. cvb a fit of violent anger by the driver of an automobile, esp. one directed toward and endangering other motorists or pedestrians • Etymology: 1985–90, amer …

    From formal English to slang

  • 70road rage — ► NOUN ▪ violent anger arising from conflict with the driver of another motor vehicle …

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