ire
1 Americannoun
abbreviation
abbreviation
noun
Other Word Forms
- ireful adjective
- irefully adverb
- irefulness noun
- ireless adjective
Etymology
Origin of ire
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin īra anger
Example Sentences
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Did Peggy spark the violent ire of someone she harshly criticized in her role of “agony aunt”? Or might her opposition to the building of an expensive real-estate development have prompted her death?
Offshore call centers have been a target of consumer ire for decades, as companies moved customer service hubs to lower-cost locations including India.
Out of misguided deference to supposed victims, they have been largely aiming their ire in the wrong direction.
But ire towards the plans runs deep in this affluent and picturesque stretch of Scotland's world-renowned golf coast.
From BBC
For many locals, their initial fear was quietened by the knowledge that the missing man's ire was directed at authorities, Alpine Shire Deputy Mayor Sarah Nicholas told the BBC.
From BBC
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