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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Build-to-rent has generally avoided American politicians’ ire because it allows institutional investors to own homes without competing against individual home buyers for the existing housing stock.
Lines would stretch for blocks, drawing the ire of would-be customers.
That has raised the ire of Beijing, which has discouraged its companies from buying Nvidia chips.
From Barron's
He inspires their ire and gives them dragons to slay.
Star players Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham came in for ire from the home fans after a disastrous week.
From Barron's
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