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SEE RED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does see red mean?
• SEE RED (verb)
The verb SEE RED has 1 sense:
1. become angry
Familiarity information: SEE RED used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become angry
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
anger; see red
Context example:
He angers easily
Hypernyms (to "see red" is one way to...):
experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "see red"):
bridle (anger or take offense)
steam; raise the roof (get very angry)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Context examples
He was beginning to see red in whatever direction he looked.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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