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furious

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfjʊəɹi.əs/
  • /ˈfjɔːɹi.əs/ pour–poor merger
  • /ˈfjɵːɹɪjəs/
  • /ˈfjoːɹɪjəs/ pour–poor merger
  • /ˈfjʊɹi.əs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈfjɝ.i.əs/ cure–fir merger
  • /ˈfjɔɹiəs/ pour–poor merger
  • Scotland: /ˈfjʉɾe.əs/
  • Scotland: [ˈfjʉːɾe.əs]
  • rhymes with -ʊəɹiəs
  • CMU ARPABET: F Y UH1 R IY0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Feeling great anger; raging; violent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a furious animal; parent furious at their child's behaviour

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fierce, infuriate, rampant, ferocious, furious, grim, incessive, rabid, raging, savage, volatile, wild

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a furious stream; a furious wind or storm

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by extreme anger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the enraged bull attached
  • furious about the accident
  • a furious scowl
  • infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy
  • could not control the maddened crowd

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: angered, enraged, infuriated, maddened

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of the elements) as if showing violent anger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • angry clouds on the horizon
  • furious winds
  • the raging sea

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: angry, raging, tempestuous, wild

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

marked by extreme and violent energy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a ferocious beating
  • fierce fighting
  • a furious battle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ferocious, fierce, savage

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English furious, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus. Displaced native Old English hātheort (literally “hot-hearted”).

Across languages

Translations

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غضبان (ḡaḍbān) — transported with passion or fury
  • Armenian: կատաղի (kataġi) — transported with passion or fury
  • Belarusian: раз'ю́шаны (razʺjúšany) — transported with passion or fury
  • Belarusian: шалёны (šaljóny) — transported with passion or fury
  • Belarusian: раз'я́раны (razʺjárany) — transported with passion or fury
  • Bulgarian: яростен (jarosten) — transported with passion or fury
  • Bulgarian: бесен (besen) — transported with passion or fury
  • Catalan: furiós — transported with passion or fury
  • Chinese Mandarin: 憤怒的 /愤怒的 (fènnù de) — transported with passion or fury
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狂怒的 (kuángnù de) — transported with passion or fury
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暴怒的 (bàonù de) — transported with passion or fury
  • Danish: rasende — transported with passion or fury
  • Dutch: woedend — transported with passion or fury
  • Esperanto: furioza — transported with passion or fury
  • Esperanto: kolerega — transported with passion or fury
  • Finnish: raivoissaan — transported with passion or fury
  • Finnish: raivostunut — transported with passion or fury
  • Finnish: raivoisa — transported with passion or fury
  • Finnish: raivokas — transported with passion or fury
  • French: furieux — transported with passion or fury
  • Galician: furioso — transported with passion or fury
  • Georgian: მძვინვარე (mʒvinvare) — transported with passion or fury
  • Georgian: გაავებული (gaavebuli) — transported with passion or fury
  • Georgian: შმაგი (šmagi) — transported with passion or fury
  • Georgian: ველური (veluri) — transported with passion or fury
  • Georgian: გაცოფებული (gacopebuli) — transported with passion or fury
  • Georgian: გახელებული (gaxelebuli) — transported with passion or fury
  • German: wütend — transported with passion or fury
  • German: erbost — transported with passion or fury
  • Greek: μανιασμένος (maniasménos) — transported with passion or fury
  • Greek: μαινόμενος (mainómenos) — transported with passion or fury
  • Greek: έξω φρενών (éxo frenón) — transported with passion or fury
  • Greek: οργισμένος (orgisménos) — transported with passion or fury
  • Ancient Greek: μάργος (márgos) — transported with passion or fury
  • Hungarian: őrjöngő — transported with passion or fury
  • Javanese: wengis — transported with passion or fury
  • Old Javanese: wĕngis — transported with passion or fury
  • Latin: furiosus — transported with passion or fury
  • Lithuanian: įnirtingas — transported with passion or fury
  • Malay: bengis — transported with passion or fury
  • Māori: rūtaki — transported with passion or fury
  • Māori: wheke — transported with passion or fury
  • Māori: pukuriri — transported with passion or fury
  • Middle English: furious — transported with passion or fury
  • Norman: enraigi — transported with passion or fury
  • Norman: futhieux — transported with passion or fury
  • Norwegian: olm — transported with passion or fury
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rasende — transported with passion or fury
  • Occitan: furiós — transported with passion or fury
  • Old English: hātheort — transported with passion or fury
  • Plautdietsch: doll — transported with passion or fury
  • Plautdietsch: fuchtich — transported with passion or fury
  • Polish: wściekły — transported with passion or fury
  • Polish: rozjuszony — transported with passion or fury
  • Portuguese: furioso — transported with passion or fury
  • Romanian: furios — transported with passion or fury
  • Russian: я́ростный (járostnyj) — transported with passion or fury
  • Russian: разъярённый (razʺjarjónnyj) — transported with passion or fury
  • Russian: свире́пый (svirépyj) — transported with passion or fury
  • Russian: разгне́ванный (razgnévannyj) — transported with passion or fury
  • Russian: бе́шеный (béšenyj) — transported with passion or fury
  • Russian: взбе́шенный (vzbéšennyj) — transported with passion or fury
  • Scots: frenfi — transported with passion or fury
  • Scottish Gaelic: fiadhaich — transported with passion or fury
  • Sicilian: sdilliriatu — transported with passion or fury
  • Sicilian: smarmanicu — transported with passion or fury
  • Spanish: furioso — transported with passion or fury
  • Swedish: ursinnig — transported with passion or fury
  • Swedish: rasande — transported with passion or fury
  • Swedish: furiös — transported with passion or fury
  • Tatar: котырынган (qotırınğan) — transported with passion or fury
  • Tatar: ярсыган (yarsığan) — transported with passion or fury
  • Turkish: kızgın — transported with passion or fury
  • Turkish: öfkeli — transported with passion or fury
  • Ottoman Turkish: قیزغین (kızgın) — transported with passion or fury
  • Ottoman Turkish: آزغین (azgın) — transported with passion or fury
  • Ukrainian: шале́ний (šalényj) — transported with passion or fury
  • Ukrainian: роз'ю́шений (rozʺjúšenyj) — transported with passion or fury
  • Ukrainian: розлюто́ваний (rozljutóvanyj) — transported with passion or fury
  • Volapük: lezunik — transported with passion or fury
  • Armenian: կատաղի (kataġi) — rushing with impetuosity
  • Bulgarian: буен (buen) — rushing with impetuosity
  • Catalan: furiós — rushing with impetuosity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 激烈的 (jīliè de) — rushing with impetuosity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 猛烈的 (měngliè de) — rushing with impetuosity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高速的 (gāosù de) — rushing with impetuosity
  • Finnish: raivoisa — rushing with impetuosity
  • Finnish: raivokas — rushing with impetuosity
  • French: furieux — rushing with impetuosity
  • Galician: furioso — rushing with impetuosity
  • Georgian: მძვინვარე (mʒvinvare) — rushing with impetuosity
  • German: furios — rushing with impetuosity
  • Greek: ξέφρενος (xéfrenos) — rushing with impetuosity
  • Hungarian: tomboló — rushing with impetuosity
  • Norwegian: med voldsom kraft — rushing with impetuosity
  • Russian: я́ростный (járostnyj) — rushing with impetuosity
  • Sicilian: sdilliriatu — rushing with impetuosity
  • Sicilian: smarmanicu — rushing with impetuosity
  • Spanish: furioso — rushing with impetuosity
  • Tatar: ярсулы (yarsulı) — rushing with impetuosity
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