irate C1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /aɪˈɹeɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #38935 Meanings 1 adj Very angry. Irate customers flooded the company with complaints about the cancelled flights. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · very angry. angryannoyedenragedireful Etymology AI details From Latin īrātus (“angered, angry”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from īrāscor (“to be angry”), from īra (“anger, wrath”). īrātus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # irate **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /aɪˈɹeɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 38935 ## Meanings 1. Very angry. ## Examples - Irate customers flooded the company with complaints about the cancelled flights. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: īrātus ## Etymology From Latin īrātus (“angered, angry”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from īrāscor (“to be angry”), from īra (“anger, wrath”). ## AI Etymology Irate is from Latin īrātus (“angered, angry”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from īrāscor (“to be angry”), from īra (“anger, wrath”). In present-day use, it means very angry. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown