fit of rage
Sudden explosive fury
A fit of rage is a sudden, intense outburst of anger—explosive and often uncontrolled.
The phrase emphasizes both the abruptness and the temporary nature of the episode: He threw the phone across the room in a fit of rage.
Someone in a fit of rage may say or do things they later regret.
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
- outburstSudden emotional release
- furyIntense violent anger
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- flew off the handleReacted with sudden rage
lost their temper · meltdown · lost it · screaming · fists · violent · seething · blind · seeing red · eruption · rampage · tirade · uncontrollable · smashing · blow a gasket · shaking · red-faced · snapped
- angeranger, fury, wrath, ire, resentment
- emotional outburstsmeltdown, outburst, tantrum, temper tantrum, angry outburst
- outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown
- meltdownsnuclear meltdown, reactor meltdown, meltdown, freak out, losing it
- lost controllost control, lost it, snapped, went crazy, went nuts
- reactionsreaction, response, gasp, wince, flinch
fit of rageserenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
tranquility · equanimity · peace of mind · inner peace · placidity
fit of ragemeasured response
Controlled, proportional reply
self-control · composure · self-possession · level-headedness · sangfroid
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