1
: roused to ire
an irate taxpayer
2
: arising from anger
irate words
irately
adverb
irateness
noun
Examples of irate in a Sentence
Irate viewers called the television network to complain about the show.
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
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But Keiarna is getting irate on Monique’s behalf when there is absolutely no indication that Monique would even care or be bothered by this at all, and as a result, Stacey dealt with her accordingly.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
But swaths of the Democratic base were irate at Democrats for voting for the bill, accusing them of caving to Republicans and failing to secure sufficient guarantees on the subsidies.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Those directly affected by it were blindsided, and irate.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
The fast-food worker offered the irate customer a coffee in an attempt to calm her, but Brown was not satisfied, according to authorities.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
But swaths of the Democratic base were irate at Democrats for voting for the bill, accusing them of caving to Republicans and failing to secure sufficient guarantees on the subsidies.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Those directly affected by it were blindsided, and irate.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
The fast-food worker offered the irate customer a coffee in an attempt to calm her, but Brown was not satisfied, according to authorities.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irate
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irate. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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