: 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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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
The President has expressed ire at the media’s focus on Epstein in recent weeks.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 24 July 2025
The most immediate threat to the land of dreams was, of course, none other than the supreme leader himself, whose decision to spill family blood by mercifully killing his only son, Orpheus (Ruairi O’Connor), drew the ire of a trio of goddesses known as the Furies.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
But Musk’s controversial role in the Trump administration alienated his eco-conscious customer base, stoking protests against Tesla and drawing ire from investors worried the CEO was taking his attention away from his flailing company.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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Noun
That short selling strategy has earned the ire of members of online forums, like WallStreetBets on Reddit, who loathe the hedge funds that are short sellers.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
The President has expressed ire at the media’s focus on Epstein in recent weeks.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 24 July 2025
The most immediate threat to the land of dreams was, of course, none other than the supreme leader himself, whose decision to spill family blood by mercifully killing his only son, Orpheus (Ruairi O’Connor), drew the ire of a trio of goddesses known as the Furies.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
But Musk’s controversial role in the Trump administration alienated his eco-conscious customer base, stoking protests against Tesla and drawing ire from investors worried the CEO was taking his attention away from his flailing company.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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“Ire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ire. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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