ire
1 Americannoun
abbreviation
abbreviation
noun
Other Word Forms
- ireful adjective
- irefully adverb
- irefulness noun
- ireless adjective
Etymology
Origin of ire
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin īra anger
Example Sentences
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New US trade investigations into excess industrial capacity in 60 economies including China have also drawn Beijing's ire.
From Barron's
A 17-mile stretch of the freeway was stopped half an hour before the exercise was set to begin at 1:46 p.m., drawing the ire of thousands of weekend travelers.
From Los Angeles Times
Did Peggy spark the violent ire of someone she harshly criticized in her role of “agony aunt”? Or might her opposition to the building of an expensive real-estate development have prompted her death?
Offshore call centers have been a target of consumer ire for decades, as companies moved customer service hubs to lower-cost locations including India.
Out of misguided deference to supposed victims, they have been largely aiming their ire in the wrong direction.
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