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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