rages

n. anger, fury; instance of violent weather (of the wind, waves, etc.); desire, passion

v. be furiously angry, behave furiously, be irate

See Rayshahr for the Sassanid center of learning in Fars province. Ray, also spelled Rey, Rayy, Rhages or Rages (ری in Persian; Rhagae in Greek) is the most historic city in the province of Tehran, Iran.
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Rage a state of violent anger. sham rage a state resembling rage occurring in decorticated animals or in certain pathologic conditions in humans. [more]Rages - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
(synonym) fury, madness
(hypernym) anger, choler, ire
(hyponym) wrath
(derivation) ramp, storm
2. a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"
(hypernym) anger, angriness
(derivation) ramp, storm
3. something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"
(synonym) passion
(hypernym) desire
4. violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"
(hypernym) violence
5. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
(synonym) fad, craze, furor, furore, cult
(hypernym) fashion
Verb
1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
(synonym) ramp, storm
(hypernym) act, behave, do
2. be violent; as of fires and storms
(hypernym) be
3. feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"
(hyponym) flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic

n. rage, madness, wrath, raging

v. rage, be furiously angry