Definition

1. Noun:
   • Anger, wrath: A strong feeling of displeasure and hostility, often aroused by a real or perceived wrong or grievance. It is a formal or literary term for intense anger.

Usage

• Ire is typically used in formal, literary, or rhetorical contexts. It often describes anger that is righteous, intense, or directed at a specific cause. It is less common in everyday conversation than "anger."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The politician's dishonesty aroused the ire of the voters.
  • He faced the full ire of his boss after missing the deadline.
  • The decision to close the library provoked public ire.

Advanced Usage

• "To incur/arouse/draw someone's ire": To cause someone to become very angry.
  • His careless comments incurred the ire of the entire community.
• "The ire of the gods": A classical or literary phrase describing divine anger or punishment.
  • In the myth, the hero's hubris brought down the ire of the gods.

Variants and Related Words

• Irate (adj): Feeling or characterized by great anger.
  • The irate customer demanded to speak to the manager.
• Ireful (adj): Full of intense anger; wrathful. (This is an archaic or highly literary adjective).
  • He shot her an ireful glance.

Synonyms

• Wrath: (Formal/Literary) Extreme anger, often suggesting a desire for vengeance.
• Fury: Violent, unrestrained anger.
• Rage: A fit of violent anger.
• Indignation: Anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy.

Antonyms

• Calm: The state of being peaceful and free from agitation.
• Peace: Freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
• Pleasure: A feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.

Idioms and Phrases

• "To vent one's ire": To express one's anger forcefully.
  • He vented his ire on the unfortunate messenger.
• "The object of ire": The person or thing that is the target of anger.
  • The new policy quickly became the object of public ire.

Noun

1. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
2. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance