Extravagant folly or recklessness; vehemence of passion or desire; wildness, infatuation. Cf. madness, n. 1.

Fierce passion, disorder or tumult of mind approaching madness; esp. wild anger, frenzied rage; also, a fit or access of such passion.

Fierceness.

A violent feeling, passion, or appetite. Also: violence, intensity, or height (of a feeling, appetite, etc.).

Vehemence or intensity of emotion, behaviour, or language; extreme fervour; passion.

‘Violence of passion’ (Johnson); extravagant or rapturous feeling; unrestrained manifestation of grief. Obsolete.

Passion, fervour; vehemence of feeling. With reference to a person: intense or powerful emotion; strong, ardent, or overpowering feeling, often of a…

Great or excessive passion; eagerness or fervour of personal feeling, action, expression, etc.; passionate force, intensity, or excitement.

Extreme or inordinate intensity or violence (of passion, action, suffering, labour, etc.); an instance of this; a violent outburst. Obsolete.

The state or condition of being frantic.

Force or intensity of personal feeling, action, expression, etc.; = vehemence, n. 1a. Also occasionally: an instance of this; = vehemence, n. 1b.

Unrestrained condition or quality; want of, resistance to, or freedom from restraint or control (with… Frenzy, distraction; distracted air or aspect…

= impotence, n. 3. Obsolete.

A violent emotion or feeling. Also: a violent act. Usually in plural. Obsolete.

By-form of distracture, n., distraction.

= distraction, n.

Violent perturbation or disturbance of mind or feelings, approaching to temporary madness. to distraction: to a degree which exemplifies or amounts…

The condition of being distracted.

The action of entrance, v.; the state or condition of being entranced. Also: an instance of this.

Lack of self-restraint, violent passion. Obsolete.

Vehement emotion, passion; rapture, ecstasy: = transport, n. 3.

A violent person. Usually in plural.

A confused, disturbed, distracted, or dizzy state of mind or feeling.

The action or an act of raving; a fit of madness, delirium, or (in extended use) great excitement; a frenzy.

= storm and stress at storm, n. 3d.

figurative and in figurative context. storm and stress: used to designate the movement in German literature about 1770–82, due to a school of…