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ire

 (īr)
n.
Anger; wrath. See Synonyms at anger.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īra; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]
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ire

(aɪə)
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literary anger; wrath
[C13: from Old French, from Latin īra]
ˈireful adj
ˈirefully adv
ˈirefulness n
ˈireless adj
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ire

(aɪər)

n.
intense anger; wrath.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin īra anger]
ire′ful, adj.
ire′ful•ly, adv.
ire′ful•ness, n.

Ire.

Ireland.
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ire

, rage, fury - Ire suggests greater intensity than anger, rage suggests loss of self-control, and fury is destructive rage verging on madness.
See also related terms for madness.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ire - a strong emotionire - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
emotion - any strong feeling
fury, rage, madness - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
enragement, infuriation - a feeling of intense anger
umbrage, offense, offence - a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
indignation, outrage - a feeling of righteous anger
huffiness - a passing state of anger and resentment
hackles, dander - a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up"
bad temper, ill temper - a persisting angry mood
vexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation
2.ire - belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)ire - belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"
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ire

noun anger, rage, fury, wrath, passion, indignation, annoyance, displeasure, exasperation, choler Their ire was directed mainly at the two instigators.
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ire

noun
1. Violent or unrestrained anger:
2. A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility:
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Translations
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ire

[aɪəʳ] N (liter) → ira f, cólera f
to rouse sb's ireprovocar la ira de algn
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ire

[ˈaɪər] n (= wrath, fury) → ire f
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ire

n (liter)Zorn m
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