road rage

noun

: a motorist's uncontrolled anger that is usually triggered by an action of another motorist and that is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior
From punching cars to shooting drivers, road rage … takes many forms.Natalie La Roche Pietri
Drivers reported experiencing road rage most frequently on city streets (29.18%), on freeways or highways (26.59%) and in parking lots (14.9%).Ashlee Tilford
often used before another noun
a road rage incident
An apparent road rage shooting left one person wounded …Anna Spoerre
road rager noun
plural road ragers
Other drivers may have similar feelings or thoughts, but only the road rager responds with dangerous behavior: tailgating, pulling right in front of you at high speeds, running you off the road, refusing to let you into traffic, and so on. Michael Karson

Examples of road rage in a Sentence

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During what police described as a road rage incident, a driver being chased by another motorist on East Washington Street ran a red light at Ritter Avenue and slammed into a SUV. Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024 There will be more road rage incidents and gun violence. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024 The shooting was the result of a road rage incident, police said. Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024 Gets in a road rage incident, commits assault and then starts yelling the N word out in public. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for road rage 

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of road rage was in 1988

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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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