Ire
noun
Anger, wrath, rage.
His outburst was fueled by pent-up ire.
Often appears as...
- direct one's ire
- spark the ire
verb
To make someone very angry.
Your irresponsible behavior will ire your parents.
Often appears as...
- ire someone's anger
- ire someone's wrath
noun
Anger, wrath, rage.
His outburst was fueled by pent-up ire.
Often appears as...
- direct one's ire
- spark the ire
verb
To make someone very angry.
Your irresponsible behavior will ire your parents.
Often appears as...
- ire someone's anger
- ire someone's wrath
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Anger
Ire refers to a strong level of anger, more intense than annoyance.
She stormed out of the room, her face red with ire.
Pro Tip 2/3Less Common Usage
'Ire' is not as commonly used as 'anger' but it's more intense and formal.
The unjust decision drew the ire of the community.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
'Ire' is typically used in formal or literary contexts rather than everyday speech.
His novel explores the ire of a woman scorned.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Anger
Ire refers to a strong level of anger, more intense than annoyance.
She stormed out of the room, her face red with ire.
Pro Tip 2/3Less Common Usage
'Ire' is not as commonly used as 'anger' but it's more intense and formal.
The unjust decision drew the ire of the community.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
'Ire' is typically used in formal or literary contexts rather than everyday speech.
His novel explores the ire of a woman scorned.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Anger
Ire refers to a strong level of anger, more intense than annoyance.
She stormed out of the room, her face red with ire.
Pro Tip 2/3Less Common Usage
'Ire' is not as commonly used as 'anger' but it's more intense and formal.
The unjust decision drew the ire of the community.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
'Ire' is typically used in formal or literary contexts rather than everyday speech.
His novel explores the ire of a woman scorned.
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Video examples
Eric Liu: Why ordinary...
In China, all across that country, members of the New Citizens' Movement are beginning to activate and organize to fight official corruption and graft, and they're drawing the ire of officials there, but they're also drawing the attention of anti-corruption activists all around the world.
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How did Hitler rise to...
it was clear there would be no new election. Disturbingly, many of Hitler's early measures didn't require mass repression. His speeches exploited people's fear and ire to drive their support behind him and the Nazi party. Meanwhile, businessmen and intellectuals,
Video examples
Eric Liu: Why ordinary...
In China, all across that country, members of the New Citizens' Movement are beginning to activate and organize to fight official corruption and graft, and they're drawing the ire of officials there, but they're also drawing the attention of anti-corruption activists all around the world.
Video examples
How did Hitler rise to...
it was clear there would be no new election. Disturbingly, many of Hitler's early measures didn't require mass repression. His speeches exploited people's fear and ire to drive their support behind him and the Nazi party. Meanwhile, businessmen and intellectuals,
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Quote examples
Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
Millennials regularly draw ire for their cell phone usage. They're mobile natives, having come of age when landlines were well on their way out and payphones had gone the way of dinosaurs. Because of their native fluency, Millennials recognize mobile phones can do a whole lot more than make calls, enable texting between friends or tweeting.
Quote examples
Josh Barnett
American Mixed Martial Artist
Why antagonize somebody for no reason? Why try to garner attention by doing something negative? Why not do something positive on your own merits, instead of somebody else, whether it's to try to antagonize them or draw their ire, or even to have them help you out.
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Kayleigh McEnany
American Public Servant
The punditry snicker, the politicians sneer, and the editorialists scoff, but the American people speak and Donald J. Trump rises - commandingly so - confounding the powerful institutions of Washington D.C. and New York and earning him the ire of both.
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Dana Bash
American Journalist
For years Pelosi has been the ultimate Republican boogeyman - or boogeywoman, as it were. She's a frequent target of Republican ire for being too far to the left - and she's also a target among progressives for not being far left enough.
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Robert Reich
American Economist
The Tea Party grew out of indignation over the Wall Street bailout - an indignation shared by the vast majority of Americans. But the Tea Party ended up directing its ire at government rather than at big business and Wall Street.
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Bari Weiss
American Editor
Shutting down conservatives has become de rigueur. But now anti-free-speech activists are increasingly turning their ire on free-thinking progressives.
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Christian Laettner
American Athlete
My freshman year, the hate was all directed toward Danny Ferry. And every year, there's some new poor sucker at Duke who draws the ire of everybody.
Quote examples
Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
Millennials regularly draw ire for their cell phone usage. They're mobile natives, having come of age when landlines were well on their way out and payphones had gone the way of dinosaurs. Because of their native fluency, Millennials recognize mobile phones can do a whole lot more than make calls, enable texting between friends or tweeting.
Quote examples
Josh Barnett
American Mixed Martial Artist
Why antagonize somebody for no reason? Why try to garner attention by doing something negative? Why not do something positive on your own merits, instead of somebody else, whether it's to try to antagonize them or draw their ire, or even to have them help you out.
Quote examples
Kayleigh McEnany
American Public Servant
The punditry snicker, the politicians sneer, and the editorialists scoff, but the American people speak and Donald J. Trump rises - commandingly so - confounding the powerful institutions of Washington D.C. and New York and earning him the ire of both.
Quote examples
Dana Bash
American Journalist
For years Pelosi has been the ultimate Republican boogeyman - or boogeywoman, as it were. She's a frequent target of Republican ire for being too far to the left - and she's also a target among progressives for not being far left enough.
Quote examples
Robert Reich
American Economist
The Tea Party grew out of indignation over the Wall Street bailout - an indignation shared by the vast majority of Americans. But the Tea Party ended up directing its ire at government rather than at big business and Wall Street.
Quote examples
Bari Weiss
American Editor
Shutting down conservatives has become de rigueur. But now anti-free-speech activists are increasingly turning their ire on free-thinking progressives.
Quote examples
Christian Laettner
American Athlete
My freshman year, the hate was all directed toward Danny Ferry. And every year, there's some new poor sucker at Duke who draws the ire of everybody.
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