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Ire
01
an intense emotional state of anger felt toward someone or something that severely offended, irritated, or provoked the person
Examples
The politician's false accusations stirred up great ire among her supporters.
02
a potentially violent attitude or mindset that is threatening or likely to lead to conflict
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
ires
Examples
Hearing of others ' gifts only inflamed the miser 's ire and strengthened his grip on hoarded riches.
Lexical Tree
ireful
ire
