Raivoa

Raivoa is a Finnish verb meaning to rage or to become furious. It is derived from the noun raivo, which denotes rage or fury, and belongs to the common class of Finnish verbs that express strong emotional states. In everyday language, raivoa is used to describe someone who is expressing intense anger or indignation, and it can appear in both spoken and written form.

Usage and nuance

Raivoa is typically employed to convey pronounced emotional intensity rather than mild irritation. It can describe a range of situations, from a heated argument to a dramatic response to an unfolding event. In sentences, it generally refers to a person or subject actively displaying anger, for example, in a sentence such as “Hän raivoaa, kun suunnitelma epäonnistuu.” The term is versatile enough to appear in news reporting, fiction, and everyday conversation, though in more formal registers speakers may choose milder wording.

Etymology and related forms

Raivoa stems from raivo, the core noun for anger or fury, and shares semantic relations with related forms such as raivoisa (furious) and other terms describing emotional intensity. The verb follows standard Finnish conjugation patterns for verbs ending in -a, and its forms align with the regular mechanics of tense, mood, and person found in Finnish verbs.

See also

Raivo (anger), raivoisa (furious), raivostua (to become angry)

Note

Raivoa is a straightforward, non-technical term in Finnish vocabulary with no separate specialized senses beyond its general meaning of raging or furious expression.