Phrase guide

mouton enragé

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌmuːtɒn ˌɒnɹæˈʒeɪ/
  • US: /ˈmu.tɑ̃ ɑ̃.ɹɹɑˈʒeɪ/
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noun

Meaning 1

A normally peaceful person who has become suddenly and uncharacteristically angry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Remember not to enter the monastery; those monks can be real moutons enragés.
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:mouton enragé.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in 1826. Borrowed from French mouton enragé, a nickname given to French politician Nicolas de Condorcet by Turgot, from mouton (“sheep”) + enragé, past participle of enrager (“to enrage”).