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ire

[ ahyuhr ]

/ aɪər /

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noun

intense anger; wrath.

Origin of ire

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin īra anger

SYNONYMS FOR ire

fury, rage, choler, spleen.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ire ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM ire

ire·less, adjective

Words nearby ire

irbid, irbil, irbm, irc, ird, ire, ire., iredell, ireful, ireland, ireland, republic of

Definition for ire (2 of 2)

Ire.

Ireland.

Example sentences from the Web for ire

Later, the curriculum attracted the ire of tea party conservatives, and quickly became a cause celébre for Republicans.

Jindal's Giant Common Core Flip Flop |Ben Jacobs |August 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Dinosaurs like Donald Sterling draw the ire of Americans, regardless of political affiliation or ideological tilt.

How We Got to Ferguson—a Reading List |David Masciotra |August 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Enter Indiegogo, whose dubious campaigns have earned it ire from creators and backers alike.

Only in the Age of Crowdfunding: $40K Potato Salad |April Siese |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The ire Friedberg and Seltzer have drawn from crowds is both boisterous and vehement–Airplane!

Seth MacFarlane’s ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ Is Yet Another Failed Spoof |Alex Suskind |May 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Thompson escaped the ire of Times reporters and avoided official censure during a subsequent BBC investigation.

Meet Mark Thompson, The Winner of Survivor: NYT |Nico Hines |May 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then the Summoner, “quaking like an aspen leaf for ire,” stands up in his stirrups and claims to be heard in turn.

Chaucer and His England |G. G. Coulton
As soon as Macrinus had mounted the throne the persecution of those who had roused the ire of the unhappy Caracalla was at an end.

A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete |Georg Ebers
Dictation brought forth all the resistance and ire of her nature, and she would not yield.

Professor Huskins |Lettie M. Cummings
They might expect, he said, a terrific storm of grey arrows, and Odin's ire.

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Some began to grow slack in their resistance; and even the most obstinate allowed their ire to cool a little.

A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. |Benjamin Waterhouse

British Dictionary definitions for ire (1 of 2)

ire

/ (aɪə) /

noun

literary anger; wrath

Derived forms of ire

ireful, adjective irefully, adverb irefulness, noun ireless, adjective

Word Origin for ire

C13: from Old French, from Latin īra

British Dictionary definitions for ire (2 of 2)

Ire.

abbreviation for

Ireland