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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ire.¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ire.¹

C13: from Old French, from Latin īra

Example Sentences

Subsidies can support firms that risk China’s ire by stockpiling materials or supplying democratic nations’ militaries.

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Both of those figures far exceeded the trailing three-month averages for the services, a sign of customers’ ire over Disney’s decision to temporarily suspend the show.

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That demonstration - which took place at Camp Pendleton in Southern California - drew the ire of the state's governor Gavin Newsom, in part because the exercise closed a section of a popular interstate.

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They may arouse the ire of politicians and the public, but they also do much that is useful.

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The move drew the ire of tech executives, including billionaire Elon Musk, who have argued that the H-1B programme enables the US to attract top talent from around the world.

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Related Words

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