Chelsea Clinton

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.

American Celebrity

Josh Barnett

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.

American Mixed Martial Artist

Kayleigh McEnany

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.

American Public Servant

Dana Bash

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.

American Journalist

Robert Reich

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.

American Economist

Bari Weiss

Shutting down conservatives has become de rigueur. But now anti-free-speech activists are increasingly turning their ire on free-thinking progressives.

American Editor

Christian Laettner

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.

American Athlete

Ire refers to a strong level of anger, more intense than annoyance.

Intensity of Anger

'Ire' is not as commonly used as 'anger' but it's more intense and formal.

Less Common Usage

'Ire' is typically used in formal or literary contexts rather than everyday speech.

Formal Context

To 'ire' someone is to provoke them to anger, usually intentionally or through significant acts.

Strong Provocation

The verb 'ire' implies a serious offense, not a trivial irritation.

Serious Offense

The verb 'ire' is rare in everyday conversation; 'anger' or 'infuriate' are more common.

Rare in Conversation

 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.

Eric Liu: Why ordinary...

 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,

Ire

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