ire

¹

[ahy^uhr]

noun

1. intense anger; wrath.

   Synonyms: spleen, choler, rage, fury

Ire.

²

abbreviation

1. Ireland.

Ire.

¹

abbreviation

1. Ireland

ire

²

/ aɪə /

noun

1. literary,  anger; wrath

Other Word Forms

• ireless adjective
• irefulness noun
• ireful adjective
• irefully adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ire¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin īra anger

Word History and Origins

Origin of ire¹

C13: from Old French, from Latin īra

Example Sentences

It was a moment of triumph for Bourla that has brought on ire from other executives.

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His ire is part of a war raging in the running community.

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The laws have drawn the ire of some medical professionals, who fear that hopeful patients will try experimental drugs only to find them ineffective at best and harmful at worst.

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It isn’t clear that tapping the revenue for some of these proposals would draw the ire of bond vigilantes worried about the U.S. fiscal deficit.

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The latest iteration of the project is stirring up familiar ire, with some expressing a deep connection with, and concern for humane treatment of, the deer.

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Related Words

• annoyance 
• displeasure 
• exasperation 
• fury 
• indignation 
• passion