ire

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ire

A customer's ire was clear when the manager refused to refund the broken item.

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.
ire

A customer's ire was clear when the manager refused to refund the broken item.

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

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