Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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name
Abbreviation of Ireland (Republic of Ireland).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Initialism of Institute of Radio Engineers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Abbreviation of Irish English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Iron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: apoplexy, fury, rage, wrath
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To anger, to irritate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: wrath, anger, ira
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mortal sin, deadly sin
noun
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: anger, choler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: emotion
Narrower terms: fury, rage, madness, infuriation, enragement, umbrage, offense, offence, indignation, outrage, huffiness, dander, hackles, bad temper, ill temper, annoyance, chafe, vexation
History
From Middle English ire, yre, from Old English īre, ȳre, īr, ȳr, shortened form of īren (“iron”). More at iron.
From Middle English ire, from Old French ire (“ire”), from Latin īra (“wrath, rage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h1eysh2- (“to fall upon, act sharply”) (compare Old English ofost (“haste, zeal”), Old Norse eisa (“to race forward”), Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “supernatural, holy”), οἶστρος (oîstros, “frenzy; gadfly”), Avestan 𐬀𐬈𐬯𐬨𐬀 (aesma, “anger”), Sanskrit इष् f (iṣ, “refreshment, strength”)). Compare also Middle English irre, erre (“anger, wrath”), from Old English yrre, ierre, eorre (“anger, wrath”).
Across languages
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
