: intense and usually openly displayed anger
ire
transitive verb
Ireland
Examples of ire in a Sentence
Noun
He directed his ire at the coworkers who reported the incident.
the patronizing comment from the snooty waiter roused her ire
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 May 2025
The style has drawn the ire of officials in Mexico and the United States.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Parties at vacation rentals sometimes raise the ire of neighbors when holiday revelry gets out of hand.
—Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
The move to potentially order a redo of the elections comes as Hogg has separately drawn the ire of some Democrats for investing resources in primarying ineffective members of the party.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Harvard, which has refused to comply with the Administration, has faced particular ire.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 May 2025
The style has drawn the ire of officials in Mexico and the United States.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Parties at vacation rentals sometimes raise the ire of neighbors when holiday revelry gets out of hand.
—Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
The move to potentially order a redo of the elections comes as Hogg has separately drawn the ire of some Democrats for investing resources in primarying ineffective members of the party.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ire
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“Ire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ire. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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