Definition of IRE

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Noun

anger, ire, rage, fury, indignation, wrath mean an intense emotional state induced by displeasure. anger, the most general term, names the reaction but by itself does not convey cause or intensity. tried to hide his anger ire, more frequent in literary contexts, suggests an intense anger, often with an evident display of feeling. cheeks flushed with ire rage and fury suggest loss of self-control from violence of emotion. shook with rage could not contain his fury indignation stresses righteous anger at what one considers unfair, mean, or shameful. a comment that caused general indignation wrath is likely to suggest a desire or intent to punish or get revenge. I feared her wrath if I was discovered

Examples of ire in a Sentence

Noun

He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident. the patronizing comment from the snooty waiter roused her ire

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Just earlier this month, Google drew similar ire over its Nest devices after a string of attacks saw hackers commandeer the device's cameras. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Google Calls Hidden Microphone in Its Nest Home Security Devices an 'Error'," 21 Feb. 2019 As the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election – and any involvement from the Trump campaign – forges ahead, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has found himself on the receiving end of some Republicans’ ire. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "How Rod Rosenstein is connected to Trump, Russia investigation," 21 Sep. 2018 In his tweet, Trump inaccurately identified the target of Waters' ire as all Trump supporters rather than just Cabinet members. — William Cummings, USA TODAY, "Trump slams 'low IQ' Rep. Maxine Waters who called for harassment of White House officials," 25 June 2018 Two of the bills were backed by the Maryland State Education Association, the state’s largest teachers’ union and a frequent target of Hogan’s ire. — Erin Cox, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan vetoes bills pushed by teachers union," 24 May 2018 And as the letter indicates, Google has raised employees’ ire multiple times this year. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Google employees push to cancel Chinese search engine in new letter," 27 Nov. 2018 Mario Tama/Getty Images Scooter companies have drawn their share of ire, of course, which is why cities want to cap their numbers in an effort to control them. — Alissa Walker, Curbed, "Don’t ban scooters. Redesign streets.," 13 July 2018 Living up to the spending pledge, narrowly defined, would require vast shifts for one of NATO’s most powerful economies and the biggest target of Trump’s ire: Germany. — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, "Trump wants all of NATO spending 2 percent on defense. But is it so simple?," 10 July 2018 Automakers in China, a common target of Trump's ire, would see little impact because Chinese automakers export few vehicles. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Moody's: Tariffs threaten 'nearly every segment' of auto industry," 25 June 2018

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