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IRE
wrath, anger, ire, ira
(noun) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
anger, choler, ire
(noun) a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ire
(obsolete) Iron.
Etymology 2
Noun
ire (uncountable)
(literary, poetic) Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
Synonyms
• fury
• rage
• wrath
Verb
ire (third-person singular simple present ires, present participle iring, simple past and past participle ired)
(transitive) To anger; to fret; to irritate.
Anagrams
• -ier, EIR, Eri., Rie, eir, rei, rie
Proper noun
IrE
(linguistics) Abbreviation of Irish English.
Anagrams
• -ier, EIR, Eri., Rie, eir, rei, rie
Proper noun
IRE
(sports) Abbreviation of Ireland. (Republic of Ireland)
Anagrams
• -ier, EIR, Eri., Rie, eir, rei, rie
Source: Wiktionary
Ire, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. ira.]
Definition: Anger; wrath. [Poet.]
Syn.
– Anger; passion; rage; fury. See Anger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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