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ire [ ahyuh r ] SHOW IPA
/ aɪə r / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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Origin of ire 1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Latin īra anger
OTHER WORDS FROM ire ireless, adjective
Words nearby ire Irbid ,
Irbil ,
IRBM ,
IRC ,
IRD ,
ire ,
Iredell ,
ireful ,
Ireland ,
Ireland, Republic of ,
Irene
Other definitions for ire (2 of 2)
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Words related to ire annoyance ,
displeasure ,
exasperation ,
fury ,
indignation ,
passion ,
conniption ,
rage ,
wrath ,
boiling point ,
conniption fit ,
slow burn
How to use ire in a sentence Critics have implied, without evidence, that Samuelson is in the pocket of Google, but may also hold a special ire for her role leading the Authors Alliance, a group of writers who disavow the more hardline stance of the New York-based Authors Guild.
The Titans gathered, standing on the Ravens logo at midfield at M&T Bank Stadium and drawing the attention and ire of Ravens Coach John Harbaugh.
She attracted the administration’s ire with her blunt assessments in media interviews.
Weber, for instance, has drawn police unions’ ire throughout her tenure in the Capitol after passing numerous reform laws.
In August, California carried out its first rotating blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis, drawing the ire of millions who went powerless amid extreme temperatures.
This time, he drew ire by going after the workers who have even fewer protections: those who make minimum wage.
Later, the curriculum attracted the ire of tea party conservatives, and quickly became a cause celébre for Republicans.
Dinosaurs like Donald Sterling draw the ire of Americans, regardless of political affiliation or ideological tilt.
In choosing to extend her pin up brand into the territory of the sacred mother, she has wandered into a storm of feminist ire .
Enter Indiegogo, whose dubious campaigns have earned it ire from creators and backers alike.
These stops greatly excited the ire of Berlioz, who declaims against them in his celebrated work on orchestration.
The F. text has une vielle ire se, and M. Mon explains ire se by angry, or full of ire .
Hence, a note in Bell suggests that irish here means 'full of ire .'
The low nature and character of the two boys rouses Bruno's ire , and he constantly flies into a rage when he is with them.
The taunts and jeers thrown out are calculated to stir up ire and ill-feeling; I shall pass them by with disregard.
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British Dictionary definitions for ire (1 of 2)
Derived forms of ire ireful , adjective irefully , adverb irefulness , noun ireless , adjective Word Origin for ire C13: from Old French, from Latin īra
British Dictionary definitions for ire (2 of 2)
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