Delight
Delight noun - The feeling experienced when one's wishes are met.
Usage example: we were filled with delight at the sight of everyone in the family together at last for the holidays
Rage
Rage noun - An intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something.
Usage example: boiling with rage at the bank teller's insult, he demanded to see the manager
How words are described
| pure | pure delight | pure rage |
| complete | complete delight | complete rage |
| utter | utter delight | utter rage |
| true | true delight | true rage |
| Other adjectives: genuine, sheer, wild, powerful, real, extreme, great, intense, absolute, childish, unbridled, psychopathic. | ||
Common collocations
| blood | delight blood | rage blood |
Both words in one sentence
- There was a mixture of nerd rage and delight.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Warhammer 40,000 -
The mysterious puppeteer in "The Backstage Rage" is seen playing a pipe organ as well, and Scooby plays one in "A Night Of Fright Is No Delight."
Source: Ominous Pipe Organ
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