IRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ire mean?
• IRE (noun)
The noun IRE has 2 senses:
1. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
2. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Familiarity information: IRE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IRE (noun)
Meaning:
A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
anger; ire; choler
Hypernyms ("ire" is a kind of...):
emotion (any strong feeling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ire"):
fury; madness; rage; enragement; infuriation (a feeling of intense anger)
offence; offense; umbrage (a feeling of anger caused by being offended)
indignation; outrage (a feeling of righteous anger)
huffiness (a passing state of anger and resentment)
dander; hackles (a feeling of anger and animosity)
bad temper; ill temper (a persisting angry mood)
annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
Meaning:
Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ire; wrath; anger; ira
Hypernyms ("ire" is a kind of...):
deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)
