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irate
[ ahy-reyt, ahy-reyt ]
/ aɪˈreɪt, ˈaɪ reɪt /
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adjective
angry; enraged: an irate customer.
arising from or characterized by anger: an irate letter to the editor.
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Origin of irate
OTHER WORDS FROM irate
i·rate·ly, adverbi·rate·ness, nounnon·i·rate, adjectivenon·i·rate·ly, adverbWords nearby irate
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British Dictionary definitions for irate
irate
/ (aɪˈreɪt) /
adjective
incensed with anger; furious
marked by extreme angeran irate letter
Derived forms of irate
irately, adverbWord Origin for irate
C19: from Latin īrātus enraged, from īrascī to be angry
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