Onset
Onset noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Rage
Rage noun - A state of wildly excited activity or emotion.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Slight subversion: Terry Pratchett went into "a ''frighteningly coherent'' rage" after finding out he had early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Source: Heroic BSOD / Real Life -
When he gets really frustrated, he balls his fists and contorts his face in a remarkably babyish fashion, usually signalling the onset of a Berserker Rage.
Source: Series / Daredevil -
However, two other drugs are needed to counter its effects and prevent the onset of Unstoppable Rage; the consequences of this are explored in Halo: Last Light.
Source: Bottled Heroic Resolve
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