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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
02
a potentially violent attitude or mindset that is threatening or likely to lead to conflict
Example
Constant discrimination and microaggressions fueled many minority groups' ire against systemic oppression.
Repeated safety violations at the plant had raised the workers' ire toward management.
Hearing of others' gifts only inflamed the miser's ire and strengthened his grip on hoarded riches.
The man's prideful ire knew no bounds as he refused to apologize for his wrongdoings.
No amount of forgiveness could quell the assassin's murderous ire toward his imagined enemies.