Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Anger; wrath. synonym: anger.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To anger; fret; irritate.
- noun Anger; wrath; keen resentment.
- noun Synonyms Vexation, Indignation, etc. See
anger . - noun Iron.
- An abbreviation of
Ireland .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun poet. Anger; wrath.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Iron . - noun literary, poetic Great
anger ;wrath ;keen resentment . - verb transitive To
anger ; tofret ; toirritate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- noun belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My hottest ire is reserved for pseudo-progressives, like BLUE OREGON, that convince the herd that they're progressives, then give aid and comfort to their hack buddies, like Wyden, and folks conclude it's all krap.
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You paint us as oversensitive naifs whose ire is disproportionate (a product of cosseting by society,) whose sexual orientation is entirely deserving of your judgement, and who essentially call "any hurt" down upon ourselves.
Archive 2009-08-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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Public ire is simmering these days over what one news channel referred to as Pakistan's "jumbo-sized" cabinet: It is made up of 61 ministers and advisers, several among them marginally qualified or shadowed by graft allegations.
Government critics cite Pakistani cabinet's bulk Karin Brulliard 2010
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The first run through of the DMCA laws here in the states brought the same ire from the corporate interests that it would have affected and in short and quick order was squelched until modifications were made.
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That said, my ire is directed at NASA, not at Chris's site.
NASA ESAS Study Appendices Show up on Pay-Per Use Site - NASA Watch 2009
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Public ire is simmering these days over what one news channel referred to as Pakistan's "jumbo-sized" cabinet: It is made up of 61 ministers and advisers, several among them marginally qualified or shadowed by graft allegations.
Government critics cite Pakistani cabinet's bulk Karin Brulliard 2010
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Vandalism against those who provoke their ire is not uncommon.
Update: Accused Poacher Says He Found Record 8-Point Dead, Pleads Not Guilty 2009
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He adds that there are more serious acts committed by other politicians that should receive more ire from the Paraguayan citizens, and that the press should return to focusing on the “national agenda.”
Global Voices in English » Paraguay: President Lugo Admits Fathering a Child as Bishop 2009
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Vandalism against those who provoke their ire is not uncommon.
Update: Accused Poacher Says He Found Record 8-Point Dead, Pleads Not Guilty 2009
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This has drawn ire from the purists, including her ex-partner, an artist called Ulay with whom she lived for a year among the Australian Aborigines.
Interview: Marina Abramovic Sean O 2010
madmouth commented on the word ire
nominal form of the adjective 'irate'
April 10, 2009
karpkatamala commented on the word ire
aad, a professor of marketing at Concordia University, has likewise sparked the ire of some on the left with his critiques of feminism and Islam.
January 18, 2018