ire

Meaning

Noun

Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.

Verb

To anger, to irritate.

Synonyms

anger

💢

wrath

rage

😡

fury

vexation

choler

aggravation

dander

dudgeon

huff

indignation

ira

hate

😡

stroke

wrathiness

miff

offence

pet

exasperation

spleen

tantrum

temper

annoyance

angriness

wrathfulness

IRA

fume

frenzy

gall

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aɪɹ/

Etymology

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 एषति (eṣati, “to drive on”)). Compare also Middle English irre, erre (“anger, wrath”), from Old English yrre, ierre, eorre (“anger, wrath”).