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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Yeun and Wong appeared on screen as two strangers who came to blows during a road rage incident. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024 Loading your audio article PINOLE — A 25-year-old Richmond man has been charged with a felony for allegedly shooting into another vehicle during a road rage incident and nearly killing a passenger inside. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024 In the first season, Yeun and Wong play two strangers whose lives collide in a strange way after they’re involved in a road rage incident. Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 Two people were hospitalized on Saturday afternoon after what Phoenix police suspected to be a road rage incident involving a tow truck driver and the driver of a passenger vehicle believed to have been armed with a hammer. Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 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 5 Jan. 2025.

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