IRE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Synonyms:

anger; ira; ire; wrath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ire" is a kind of...):

deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)

Meaning:

A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

Synonyms:

anger; choler; ire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("ire" is a kind of...):

emotion (any strong feeling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ire"):

fury; madness; rage; enragement; infuriation (a feeling of intense anger)

offence; offense; umbrage (a feeling of anger caused by being offended)

indignation; outrage (a feeling of righteous anger)

huffiness (a passing state of anger and resentment)

dander; hackles (a feeling of anger and animosity)

bad temper; ill temper (a persisting angry mood)

annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)