fur-, furi- +

1. Given to thieving, thievish; theft.
2. Inclination or tendency to steal.

These words have nothing to do with the other words in this unit of "rage" words!

3. Etymology: from Latin furax-, "thievish, thief", from furer, "to steal".

Considered to be an "out-dated" term which is "rarely used".

Furious, enraged.

Maniacal, mad, raging.

The three avenging spirits: Alecto , the Relentless; Tisiphone, the Blood-Avenger; and Megaera, the Grudge-Bearer; also known as the Erinyes in Greek mythology.

The three Furies were born from Uranus' blood

From Uranus' severed manhood (or godhood), fell countless drops of blood, which spattered all over Gaia and resulted in the existence of three hideous, winged females who were avenging deities and who pursued and punished the criminally guilty, especially murderers.

No more fearsome figures darkened the night scape of Greek mythology than those of the Erinyes. Born of the blood-drops from the emasculation (castration) of Uranus, with snakes coiled in their hair, they roamed the land avenging perjury and murder and carrying out the curses of parent against son.

Neither prayer nor tears could sway them, nor sacrifice stave off (prevent) their wrath. Often they were referred to by a euphemism meant to deprecate a visit from them, as the Eumenides, "the well-disposed".

The sisters were avengers of "bad behavior"

These Furies were agents of vengeance, pitiless, inexorable but just; horrible creatures, winged with snakes in their hair, black, their eyes dripping with blood, and with a wretchedly foul odor.

They avenged a variety of crimes: murder, violation of oaths, incivility to guests, the aged, or the poor; but their most active avenging concerned crimes against relatives and especially against parents.

They would pursue their victim relentlessly with whips and torches in their hands and did not allow a person any peace until he/she was driven mad (insane).

The Furies gave English a variety of words via Latin

The Romans called these vengeful goddesses the Dirae, from dirus, source of and synonymous with the English word dire; or Furiae, from furere, "to rage".

The singular form furia provided English with the word fury, via the intermediate stage of French furie.

Rage came into English from the same route, although here the French sound-changes made the connection to the Latin etymon unrecognizable; that is, the French rage goes back to Latin rabies, "frenzy, ferocity"; also the immediate source of the English modern medical term.

Those full of madness, raging, fury.

This is one of the two subdivisions of the insane recorded in the old Roman laws.

Those who were violent and maniacal were called furiosi; those exhibiting dementia, or feeble mindedness, were termed mente capti.

1. Extremely or violently angry: "He was furious with her for spreading such lies about their married life."
2. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
3. Suggestive of extreme anger in action or appearance; fierce.
4. Marked by extreme and violent energy: "There was a furious battle to subdue the rebel forces."
5. Involving a great deal of energy, violence, or speed: "It was difficult to follow the furious pace on the trading floor."

1. A descriptive term for being full of or being characterized by extreme anger; raging.
2. A reference to extreme anger in action or appearance; fiercely.

1. Extremely violent outbursts of anger, violent anger; frenzy; often without provocation.
2. A condition, or state, of intense excitement or activity: "There was a furor surrounding the release of the latest Beetle album."
3. A general commotion; public disorder or uproar.
4. A condition or state of violent anger; rage.
5. A state of intense excitement or ecstasy.
6. An angry or indignant public reaction to something: "The jury verdict of not guilty created a furor in the courtroom."
7. The manic phase of manic depressive illness; maniacal attack.

An attack of intense anger occasionally occurring in epilepsy.

A passion for talking.

A passion for writing.

Hypersexuality or a desire for human sexual behavior at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.

The concept of hypersexuality replaces the older concepts of nymphomania, or furor uterinus, and satyriasis. Nymphomania was believed to be a psychological disorder characterized by an overactive libido and an obsession with sex. In males the disorder was called satyriasis.

1. An outburst of public indignation; such as, a protest.
2. An outburst of enthusiasm, or interest, followed with exaggerated zeal.

1. A feeling of intense or violent anger: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
2. The condition of being wild or turbulent.
3. A state of violent mental agitation.
4. A situation of excited or frenetic activity: "The debris was scattered by the tornado's fury."
5. An offensive term for a woman who is regarded as malevolent and spiteful: "She was a fury with her constant nagging."

1. To make someone extremely or violently angry: "She was infuriated by his arrogance."
2. To anger, to exasperate (cause great irritation), or to annoy someone very much: "The boy's stubbornness infuriated his mother."