ire
Great anger; wrath; keen resentmentGreat anger; wrath; keen resentment.
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» Máire was injured in an accident.
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2 senses(uncountable)Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
to raise the ire of someone
Ärger, Wut, Zorn
гневgnev, я́ростьjárostʹ, злостьzlostʹ
(obsolete, uncountable)Iron.
- belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Examples
7 sentencesMáire was injured in an accident.
Máire married the man who got first prize.
Tomás enjoyed Máire's story.
Ireland is called "Éire" in Irish.
Ireland is called "Éire" in Irish Gaelic.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ire, yre, from Old English īre, ȳre, īr, ȳr, shortened form of īren (“From Middle English ire, yre, from Old English īre, ȳre, īr, ȳr, shortened form of īren (“iron”). More at iron.
From Middle English ire, from Old French ire (“ire”), from Latin īra (“wrath, rage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to fall upon, act sharply”) (compare Old English ofost (“haste, zeal”), Old Norse eisa (“to race forward”), Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “supernatural, holy”), οἶστρος (oîstros, “frenzy; gadfly”), Avestan 𐬀𐬈𐬯𐬨𐬀 (aesma, “anger”), Sanskrit इष् f (iṣ, “refreshment, strength”)). Compare also Middle English irre, erre (“anger, wrath”), from Old English yrre, ierre, eorre (“anger, wrath”).
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Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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