as in indignation
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
the patronizing comment from the snooty waiter roused her ire
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as in to anger
to make angry
nothing ires him more than having to wait for his dinner
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Recent Examples of ire
Lexie Schapitl, NPR, 6 May 2025
Before her elevation to the appellate court and then the Supreme Court, Justice Jackson served on the district court bench in Washington with Judge James E. Boasberg, who has been a particular target of Mr. Trump’s ire because of his rulings seeking to block the deportation of Venezuelan migrants.
—Laura N. Pérez Sánchez, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Just the fact that the government is (once again controversially) using rap lyrics as evidence drew the ire of the rapper and his family.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
The non-call drew the ire of Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who ran onto the court to argue with the officials as soon as time expired.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The party was down in the polls until Trump started talking about annexation, raising the ire of Canadians.
—Lexie Schapitl, NPR, 6 May 2025
Before her elevation to the appellate court and then the Supreme Court, Justice Jackson served on the district court bench in Washington with Judge James E. Boasberg, who has been a particular target of Mr. Trump’s ire because of his rulings seeking to block the deportation of Venezuelan migrants.
—Laura N. Pérez Sánchez, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Just the fact that the government is (once again controversially) using rap lyrics as evidence drew the ire of the rapper and his family.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
The non-call drew the ire of Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who ran onto the court to argue with the officials as soon as time expired.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ire
Noun
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But there’s vulnerability buried in that sort of indignation.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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The feeling was one of indignation at the officiating and at UEFA, European football’s governing body.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
Verb
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Any effort to rename the body of water would likely deeply anger Iran, which was historically called Persia, and perhaps other Middle Eastern states as well.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2025
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The English-for-truckers push has particularly angered me, though.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher last week became the latest law firm to strike a deal with the White House and escape President Trump’s wrath.—
Ben Protess,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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And Augusta National Golf Club did not escape the storm’s wrath.—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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More: The infuriating ambiguity of 'fine' Broadhurst has since graduated from Oxford and is now pursuing a masters in forensic speech science at the University of York.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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But the new textbooks have infuriated former government loyalists who defend their version of history.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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The abuses have sparked outrage and fear among South Sudanese nationals and marginalized groups in Khartoum, seen as having ties to RSF, who have recruited mercenaries from South Sudan.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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The deaths sparked outrage and consumed social media for months as the case unfolded.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Jason Kilar, who had just become head of what was then called Warner Media and was part of AT&T, was enraged enough at the messy debut that some executives soon would move on.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The government doesn’t keep statistics regarding the number of white farmers killed, but news of particularly brutal attacks has enraged many Afrikaners.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 May 2025
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That fury gained public visibility after UnitedHealthcare's top executive, Brian Thompson, was shot and killed on a Manhattan street in December.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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Future In Focus Shareholder fury: Max and Jake have been sniffing out what could happen to ITV, the UK broadcaster/producer whose future has been the subject of international gossip for quite some time now.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Prosecutors say Read, 45, deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, with her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage and left him for dead in January 2022.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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So there’s a lot of rage from that, and rightfully so.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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“Ire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ire. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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