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ire

noun as in anger

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This time, he drew ire by going after the workers who have even fewer protections: those who make minimum wage.

Later, the curriculum attracted the ire of tea party conservatives, and quickly became a cause celébre for Republicans.

Dinosaurs like Donald Sterling draw the ire of Americans, regardless of political affiliation or ideological tilt.

In choosing to extend her pin up brand into the territory of the sacred mother, she has wandered into a storm of feminist ire.

Enter Indiegogo, whose dubious campaigns have earned it ire from creators and backers alike.

These stops greatly excited the ire of Berlioz, who declaims against them in his celebrated work on orchestration.

The F. text has une vielle irese, and M. Mon explains irese by angry, or full of ire.

Hence, a note in Bell suggests that irish here means 'full of ire.'

The low nature and character of the two boys rouses Bruno's ire, and he constantly flies into a rage when he is with them.

The taunts and jeers thrown out are calculated to stir up ire and ill-feeling; I shall pass them by with disregard.

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On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ire, such as: annoyance, displeasure, exasperation, fury, indignation, and passion.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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