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    ire
    /ˈī(ə)r/

    noun

    • 1. anger: "the plans provoked the ire of conservationists"

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  2. The meaning of IRE is intense and usually openly displayed anger. How to use ire in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ire.

  3. 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

  4. (Definition of ire from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) ire | Intermediate English. noun [ U ] us / ɑɪər / Add to word list. anger: The team drew the ire of local politicians when it moved to a new stadium outside the city.

  5. noun. intense anger; wrath. Synonyms: spleen, choler, rage, fury. Ire. 2. abbreviation for. Ireland. ire. 1. / aɪə / noun. literary. anger; wrath. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Ire. 2.

  6. 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.

  7. Definition of 'ire' Word Frequency. ire. (aɪəʳ ) uncountable noun. Ire is anger. [formal] Their ire was directed mainly at the government. Synonyms: anger, rage, fury, wrath More Synonyms of ire. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. ire in British English. (aɪə ) noun. literary.

  8. 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 ...

  9. Definition of ire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. 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.

  11. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ire /aɪə $ aɪr/ noun [ uncountable] written anger raise/arouse/draw somebodys ire (=make someone angry) The proposal has drawn the ire of local residents.

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