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ire (īr)

noun

anger; wrath

Etymology: OFr < L ira < IE base *eis-, to move quickly, violently > Gr oima, stormy attack, ON eisa, to rush on

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Ire definition

Ire

Ireland

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ire Synonyms

ire

n.

anger, wrath, fury, rage; see anger. See syn. study at anger.


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ire Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • opponent: It was, however, their beliefs which incurred the ire of mid-17th century opponents.

Converse of object

  • arouse: It is difficult to think of anything more likely to arouse the ire of the locals than intimately searching their homes for weapons.

Preposition: on

  • magazine: Instead it combines both by focusing its satirical ire on the magazines that promote superficial celebrity culture.

Adjective modifier

  • particular: The IEA reserves particular ire for that favorite of the western middle-class lounge, the halogen uplighter.

Modifies a noun

  • land: It was rocky land and all my study told me it was Ire land.
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What happens when a game of football is proposed at Christmas among a party of young men assembled from different schools? Alas!† The Eton man is enamoured of his own rules, and turns up his nose at Rugbyas not sufficiently aristocratic; while the Rugbeian retorts that 'bullying'and 'sneaking'are not to his taste, and he is not afraid of his shins, or of a 'maul'or 'scrimmage'.On hearing this the Harrovian pricks up his ears, and though he might previously have sided with Rugby, the insinuation against the courage of those who do not allow 'shinning'arouses his ire, and causes him to refuse to lay with one who has offered it. Thus it is found impossible to get up a game.

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