The meaning of Furies

noun

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

Usage examples:

The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience

verb

Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.

Usage examples:

She was angered by his terse answer

noun

The feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens

Usage examples:

You need to control your anger., he yelled at them in anger., his constant complaining only angered…

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The feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation.

Usage examples:

There was annoyance at the interruption

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The feeling or state of being annoyed

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I can understand your annoyance - i'd be furious if she ever treated me like that., (much) to our a…

noun

A bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid which aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder.

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The main function of the gallbladder is to store bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver.

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A bitter, yellow liquid produced by the liver (= organ in the body) that helps to break down fats so that you can digest them

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(in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humours, identified with bile and believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament.

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There are also four elements: fire, earth, air and water; and four humors - choler or yellow bile, …

noun

A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.

Usage examples:

She rolled her eyes in exasperation

noun

The feeling of being annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem

Usage examples:

Exasperation at there is growing exasperation within the government at the failure of these policie…

noun

The state or quality of being wild or savage.

noun

The state or quality of being ferocious.

Usage examples:

The ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise

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The state of being frightening and violent

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The ferocity of the attack shocked a lot of people., the hurricane hit with terrible ferocity.

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The quality of being physically violent and frightening

Usage examples:

He pulled my face to his with a sudden fierceness., leaked video clips from soldiers in the field h…

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

Usage examples:

At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

noun

The quality of expressing opinions strongly and demanding attention or action

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Some people thought he lacked the forcefulness needed to run the company., a strength of rap music …

noun

A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

Usage examples:

Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage

noun

Excited, uncontrollable, and sometimes violent behavior or emotion

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] duncan’s game-winning shot sent the crowd into a frenzy., [ c usually sing ] the…

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Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Usage examples:

The letter filled lucy with indignation

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Anger about a situation that you think is wrong or not fair

noun

The quality of being intense.

Usage examples:

The pain grew in intensity

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The quality of being extreme in strength or force

Usage examples:

Simone sings with emotional intensity., the light hit us with such intensity that we ducked.

noun

Anger.

Usage examples:

The plans provoked the ire of conservationists

noun

The state of having a serious mental illness.

Usage examples:

In his madness he destroyed the work of years

noun

Mental illness

Usage examples:

There was a history of madness in her family., it would be sheer madness (= crazy) to ignore the sy…

noun

An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.

Usage examples:

Her voice trembled with outrage

verb

Arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone).

Usage examples:

The public were outraged at the brutality involved

noun

Strong and barely controllable emotion.

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A man of impetuous passion

noun

The power of something to influence or make an impression.

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A myth of enormous potency

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Strength, influence, or effectiveness

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This new drug's potency is not yet known., he owed his popular support to the potency of his propag…

noun

The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.

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The power of speech

verb

Supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.

Usage examples:

The car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine

noun

The ability or right to control people and events, or to influence the way people act or think in important ways

Usage examples:

The election results showed that the democrats had lost power, with republicans taking over five mo…

noun

Violent uncontrollable anger.

Usage examples:

Her face was distorted with rage

verb

Feel or express violent uncontrollable anger.

Usage examples:

He raged at the futility of it all

noun

Extreme or violent anger, or a period of feeling such anger

Usage examples:

[ c ] i had never seen him in such a rage before., he raged at me for sending the letter out before…

noun

The quality of being fierce or cruel.

Usage examples:

A crime of the utmost savagery

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The fact or condition of being severe.

Usage examples:

Sentences should reflect the severity of the crime

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The quality of being very unkind or unpleasant

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The severity of her comments surprised everyone., you can’t imagine the severity of the heat here d…

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An abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system.

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Glass particles were found in the pulmonary capillaries, livers, kidneys, spleens, and intestinal w…

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The quality or state of being physically strong.

Usage examples:

Cycling can help you build up your strength

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The ability to do things that demand physical effort, or the degree to which something is strong or powerful

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After having surgery, it takes a while to get your strength back., making baskets requires skill mo…

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The amount of power or influence that someone or something has

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Advertising revenues in the uk have remained flat, although this has been offset by strength in the…

noun

A person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm.

Usage examples:

He rushed out in a very bad temper

verb

Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.

Usage examples:

The way a smith would temper a sword

noun

The state of your mind or feelings

Usage examples:

[ c ] john has a bad temper., [ u ] a fit of temper, [ c ] you need to learn to control your temper…

noun

Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.

Usage examples:

The plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence

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A state of confusion and lack of order

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Political turbulence, his songs reflect the turbulence of his times., the plane ran into some turbu…

noun

Offence or annoyance.

Usage examples:

She took umbrage at his remarks

noun

To feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown no respect to you

Usage examples:

Will she take umbrage if she isn't invited to the wedding?

noun

Great forcefulness or intensity of feeling or expression.

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The vehemence of his reaction

noun

The forceful expression of strong feelings

Usage examples:

She argued with such vehemence against the proposal that they decided to abandon it., "no!" she sai…

noun

Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

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Violence erupted in protest marches

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Extremely forceful actions that are intended to hurt people or are likely to cause damage

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Racial/ethnic/domestic violence, she was concerned about the amount of violence on television., the…

noun

Extreme anger.

Usage examples:

He hid his pipe for fear of incurring his father's wrath

noun

Extreme anger

Usage examples:

He left home to escape his father’s wrath.