Definition of Road rage

1. Noun. Violence exhibited by drivers in traffic.

Generic synonyms: Force, Violence

Definition of Road rage

1. Noun. Uncontrollable aggressive behaviour by the driver of a road vehicle, especially when caused by stress or frustration. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Road Rage

road fund licences
road game
road gang
road grit
road hog
road hogs
road map
road maps
road mender
road metal
road movie
road picture
road race
road races
road racing
road rage (current term)
road rash
road roller
road rollers
road runner
road sense
road show
road sign
road signs
road surface
road test
road to Damascus
road train
road trains
road trip

Literary usage of Road rage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to Germany by Henk Bekker (2005)
"road rage is considered a serious misdemeanor - showing someone the finger can be very expensive. Parking fines are low, but if a car is towed away, ..."

2. Field Hearing on "Education at a Crossroads, What Works? What's Wasted edited by Peter Hoekstra (2000)
"There have been NO highway "road rage" shootings by any legally carrying individual. Please be aware that Clinton & gore will continue to try to stop ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Maui by Sharon Hamblin (2005)
"Molokai Cocktail Lounge: Any picnic table. Molokai Blizzard: Dropped shave-ice melting on the sidewalk. Molokai road rage: After you, brah, I got all day. ..."

4. Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"A year in peaceful, pistol-free London had eased his normal road-rage defense systems. Now they came up full, and he wondered if the road-rager he'd just ..."

5. The Canadian Rockies Adventure Guide by Brenda Koller (2006)
"The general population would be less stressed-out (I've encountered road rage but never bicycle rage), more physically fit and there would be much less ..."

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