Meaning
anger
- rabies
In a sentence
Ho ancora rabbia per quella brutta discussione.
I'm still angry about that bad argument.
Perché hai tutta questa rabbia oggi?
Why do you have all this anger today?
Il cane non ha la rabbia, stai tranquillo.
The dog doesn't have rabies, don't worry.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rabbia | feminine · singular |
| rabbie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually means emotional anger. For the disease, Italians often say avere la rabbia or il virus della rabbia in medical contexts.
- Stronger and more visceral than ira; more intense than fastidio or irritazione. Very common in everyday speech.
- Use with avere or provare: avere rabbia, provare rabbia. Also colloquial: essere in preda alla rabbia.