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irate

American  
[ahy-reyt, ahy-reyt] / aɪˈreɪt, ˈaɪ reɪt /

adjective

  1. angry; enraged.

    an irate customer.
    Synonyms:
    provoked, irritated, furious
    Antonyms:
    calm

  2. arising from or characterized by anger.

    an irate letter to the editor.
irate British  
/ aɪˈreɪt /

adjective

  1. incensed with anger; furious

  2. marked by extreme anger

    an irate letter
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Other Word Forms

  • irately adverb
  • irateness noun
  • nonirate adjective
  • nonirately adverb

Etymology

Origin of irate

First recorded in 1830–40; from Latin īrātus, past participle of īrāscī “to be angry, get angry”; irascible, -ate 1

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