irate

[ahy-reyt, ahy-reyt]

adjective

1. angry; enraged.

   an irate customer.

   Synonyms: provoked, irritated, furious
   Antonyms: calm

2. arising from or characterized by anger.

   an irate letter to the editor.

irate

/ aɪˈreɪt /

adjective

1. incensed with anger; furious

2. marked by extreme anger

   an irate letter

Other Word Forms

• irately adverb
• irateness noun
• nonirate adjective
• nonirately adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of irate¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Latin īrātus, past participle of īrāscī “to be angry, get angry”; irascible, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of irate¹

C19: from Latin īrātus enraged, from īrascī to be angry

Example Sentences

The charity’s board chair, supply-chain executive Bob Phillips, was irate at the closures, convinced they meant the bank didn’t want to work with churches or Christian charities.

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Kyle becomes irate when his classmates place bets on a popular market prediction app that his mother would “strike Gaza and destroy a Palestinian hospital.”

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Levy - despite often facing the wrath of irate supporters who pinned the blame for Tottenham's flaws squarely on him - was liked behind the scenes at Spurs.

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"Don't touch me, man," said an irate Gordon amid the commotion before telling the dock officer to "shut up" when the judge and jury weren't in the room.

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His father, the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr, looked deflated and irate at ringside.

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Related Words

• annoyed 
• enraged www.thesaurus.com
• exasperated 
• furious 
• incensed 
• indignant 
• infuriated www.thesaurus.com
• irritated 
• livid