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- Dictionaryire/ˈʌɪə/
noun
- 1. anger: "the plans provoked the ire of conservationists"
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The meaning of IRE is intense and usually openly displayed anger. How to use ire in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ire.
noun [ U ] formal uk / aɪə r/ us / aɪr / Add to word list. anger: Petty restrictions easily raised / aroused the ire of such a creative artist. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anger and displeasure. acrimony. anger. animus. annoyance. bad feeling. flap. fuss. get the hump idiom. gorge. grit your teeth idiom. grudge. hard feelings idiom
Ire comes almost directly from the Latin word for anger, ira. While it means pretty much the same thing, ire usually stems from a specific grievance, rather than just general irritation with the world. And if you provoke someone's ire, you're probably going to feel their wrath.
Origin of Ire. From Middle English ire, from Old French ire (“ire”), from Latin ira (“wrath, rage”), from Proto-Indo-European *eis- (“to fall upon, act sharply”) (compare Old English ofost (“haste, zeal”), Old Norse eisa (“to race forward”), Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “supernatural, holy”), οἶστρος ...
IRE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of ire in English. ire. noun [ U ] formal us / aɪr / uk / aɪə r/ Add to word list. anger: Petty restrictions easily raised / aroused the ire of such a creative artist. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anger and displeasure. acrimony. anger. animus. annoyance.
noun. ireless (ˈireless) adjective. Word origin. C13: from Old French, from Latin īra. Word Frequency. Ire. in British English. abbreviation for. Ireland. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. Ire in American English.
Definition of ire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define ire. ire synonyms, ire pronunciation, ire translation, English dictionary definition of ire. n. Anger; wrath. See Synonyms at anger. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
noun. intense anger; wrath. Synonyms: spleen, choler, rage, fury. Ire. 2. abbreviation for. Ireland. ire. 1. / aɪə / noun. literary. anger; wrath. Ire. 2. abbreviation for. Ireland. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈirefulness, noun. ˈireless, adjective. ˈireful, adjective. ˈirefully, adverb. Discover More. Other Words From. ire less adjective.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ire /aɪə $ aɪr/ noun [ uncountable] written anger raise/arouse/draw somebody’s ire (=make someone angry) The proposal has drawn the ire of local residents.
