Citations:rageaholic

Noun: "(slang) a person with a highly volatile temper"

 * 1984 — Matthew McKay et al., The Divorce Book, New Harbinger Publications (1984), ISBN 9780934986069, page 256:
 * My first husband was a rageaholic. I mean you could hear him for blocks. Now if conflict develops, I do a fast fade.
 * 1988 — John Bradshaw, Bradshaw On: The Family: A Revolutionary Way of Self-Discovery, Health Communications (1988), ISBN 9780932194541, page 154:
 * The rageaholic father may have an outburst at the most unexpected times.
 * 1989 — Robert Hemfelt, Frank Minirth, Paul Meier, Love Is a Choice: The Definitive Book on Letting Go of Unhealthy Relationships, Thomas Nelson (1989), ISBN 0785263756, page 12:
 * Jill's father, Peter Winthrop, a tense and thundering rageaholic, hoarded every dime.
 * 1992 — Steven Womack, Dead Folks' Blues, Ballantine Books (1992), ISBN 9780307775924, unnumbered page:
 * "He was abrasive, abusive, probably a rageaholic. Popular? No, I'd have to say not."
 * 1997 — John Firman & Ann Gila, The Primal Wound: A Transpersonal View of Trauma, Addiction, and Growth, State University of New York Press (1997), ISBN 0791432939, page 59:
 * In disindentification the rageaholic would begin to realize the control rage has over his or her life and begin to open to the fear and helplessness beneath the rage.
 * 2000 — Rob Brezsny, The Televisionary Oracle, North Atlantic Books (2000), ISBN 1583940006, page 99:
 * As I grew older, I became a rageaholic.
 * 2001 — Barbara Seyda, Nomads of a Desert City: Personal Stories from Citizens of the Street, University of Arizona Press (2001), ISBN 0816520771, page 37:
 * My mother was a rageaholic. She didn't do drugs. She only drank occassionally, but she was a daily rageaholic.
 * 2004 — Deepak Chopra, The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life, Harmony Books (2004), ISBN 9781400083145, unnumbered page:
 * For any rageaholic, the element of choice is hard to reclaim.
 * 2008 — Laurie Sue Brockway, The Goddess Pages: A Divine Guide to Finding Love and Happiness, Llewellyn Publications (2008), ISBN 9780738714028, page 169:
 * You can't change someone who is a rageaholic, but if you're the one raging uncontrollably, it's time to get a grip.
 * 2008 — Earl Henslin, This Is Your Brain on Joy: How the New Science of Happiness Can Help You Feel Good and Be Happy, Thomas Nelson (2008), ISBN 9780785228738, page 190:
 * (This is a great picture of what so often happens when someone lives with and loves a rageaholic.
 * 2009 — David Plotz, Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible, Harper Perennial (2010), ISBN 9780061374258, page 202:
 * Who wants to pay attention to a cantankerous rageaholic shouting doom in the bazaar?
 * 2010 — Jeffrey Moore, The Extinction Club, Hamish Hamilton (2010), ISBN 9780670067978, unnumbered page:
 * "But the rest is true? You were a drunk and disorderly rageaholic?"
 * "But the rest is true? You were a drunk and disorderly rageaholic?"