ire
Definitions
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Abbreviation of Ireland (Republic of Ireland). abbreviation, alt-of
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Abbreviation of Irish English. abbreviation, alt-of
- ISO 639-3 language code for Iresim
- Iron.
- Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
- Initialism of Institute of Radio Engineers.
- Anger; wrath. See Synonyms at anger.
- Iron
- intense anger; wrath.
- Great anger; wrath; keen resentment
- Ireland.
- To anger, to irritate
- (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literary anger; wrath
- Violent or unrestrained anger:furor, fury, irateness, rage, wrath, wrathfulness.
- A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility:anger, choler, indignation, irateness.
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n (liter) → Zorn m n (liter)
Equivalents
Examples
“[…] 'Tell⟳ I'm rud as the smith makes the pieces of ire; […]”
“A ire thing, moore smart by haff, / That zeed var off 's za theene 's a laff, / An' zum zes edden' 'xac'ly saff, / Stan's in th' place⟳ ee did.”
“to raise⟳ the ire of someone”
“She lik'd not his desire; Fain would be free but dreadeth parents ire”
The New Arcadia
“If I digg'd up thy forefathers graves, And hung their rotten coffins up in chains, It could not slake mine ire, nor ease my heart.”
“Or Neptune's ire, or Juno's, that so long Perplex'd the Greek and Cytherea's son.”
“For this th' avenging Pow'r employs his darts; / And empties all his quiver in our hearts; / Thus will perſiſt, relentleſs in his ire, / Till the fair ſlave be render'd to her ſire: [...]”
“News of this notice⟳ from the university was picked up by local media and had the effect of raising the ire of some citizens who saw⟳ this as an attack on ‘Chinese heritage’, which in turn⟳ resulted in a rapid apology from the university[.]”
“Meanwhile, Buffalo was under a driving ban until midnight Thursday because many of its streets were still clogged, preventing people from getting groceries and medication. In predominantly Black parts of the city, like⟳ the East Side, many residents still can’t leave⟳ their homes. Twelve-foot snow⟳ drifts still cover⟳ windows.¶ Buffalo’s slow, haphazard plowing and response has also drawn the ire of county leaders.”
“Quite a number⟳ of EE urban and rural dialects, educated English speech, IrE, and ScotE cannot be ruled out.”
“Like⟳ ScotE, IrE has certain word stress⟳ patterns that differ⟳ from RP (in -ise verbs, for example), but there are few categorical differences and a great deal⟳ of variability.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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