Meaning & use
ire
Strong, visible anger or intense annoyance directed at a particular person, action, or situation.
See it in a sentence
The mayor's comments drew the ire of local business owners.
His careless remark provoked the ire of nearly everyone in the room.
A note on using this word
Ire is a literary, somewhat formal word for anger, more common in writing than in everyday conversation.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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