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

Derived Forms

• iˈrately, adverb

Other Words From

• i·rately adverb
• i·rateness noun
• noni·rate adjective
• noni·rately 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

Men, ever clinging to the privileges their gender affords them no matter how much women change, are charmed and mystified by her unconquerability, until they grow irate of the challenge it poses and act out accordingly.

From Washington Post

When the report came out in October, a loud contingency of locals were still irate that the closures would limit recreational access right when the sport is exploding and the backcountry is increasingly crowded.

From Outside Online

The president was increasingly irate that officials would not support his unfounded claims of voter fraud.

From Washington Post

Many spoke to employees as if they were lazy, Johnson said, and workers sometimes had to call police on particularly irate people.

From Washington Post

In one episode, two undercover air marshals subdued and handcuffed the irate traveler in question.

From The Daily Beast

At the time of this writing, over 800 irate comments follow the post.

From The Daily Beast

Who but an irate headmaster ever referred to Jack Nicholson by his surname?

From The Daily Beast

How wrong is the Tea Party, irate and ill-tempered as it may be, in its critique of government operations?

From The Daily Beast

As protestors and irate MKs demonstrate, this cannot change with one Supreme Court ruling.

From The Daily Beast

I stopped the elephant again and said to the man, "Why art thou irate when the evening is so cool, little man of the city?"

From Project Gutenberg

"I'll turn the hose on him as he goes out, if you don't mind," the irate mother exclaimed as she left the room.

From Project Gutenberg

So, too, those on the outer edge did not make any hostile movement when the irate instructor went through them with a rush.

From Project Gutenberg

The charge of the Light Brigade was surpassed by those irate Creoles.

From Project Gutenberg

One indulges him with the hero of the piece: the small, ugly, irate, snuffy quadruped before mentioned.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• annoyed
• enraged
• exasperated
• furious
• incensed
• indignant
• infuriated
• irritated
• livid