FURIES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fury

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Old French furie, from Latin furia, from furiosus ‘furious’, from furere ‘be mad, rage’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfjʊəri
Dialects: British English
Definition:

wild or violent anger

Short Definition:

wild anger

Examples:
  • tears of fury and frustration
  • Rachel shouted, beside herself with fury
Definition:

extreme strength or violence in an action or a natural phenomenon

Short Definition:

extreme strength or violence

Examples:
  • the fury of a gathering storm
  • she was paddling with a new fury
Definition:

a spirit of punishment, often represented as one of three goddesses who pronounced curses on the guilty and inflicted famines and pestilences. The Furies were identified at an early date with the Eumenides.

Short Definition:

spiritual being

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