ire
[ ahyuhr ]
/ aɪər /
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noun
intense anger; wrath.
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Origin of ire
1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Latin īra anger
OTHER WORDS FROM ire
ireless, adjectiveOther definitions for ire (2 of 2)
Ire.
abbreviation
Ireland.
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British Dictionary definitions for ire (1 of 2)
ire
/ (aɪə) /
noun
literary anger; wrath
Derived forms of ire
ireful, adjectiveirefully, adverbirefulness, nounireless, adjectiveWord Origin for ire
C13: from Old French, from Latin īra
British Dictionary definitions for ire (2 of 2)
Ire.
abbreviation for
Ireland
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