irate

C1
US /aɪˈɹeɪt/
adj Freq #38935

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    feeling or showing extreme anger

    irate protesters

  2. 2
    adj

    Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

    feel irate

Etymology

From Latin īrātus (“angered, angry”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from īrāscor (“to be angry”), from īra (“anger, wrath”).

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · feeling or showing extreme... ireful
2 adj · extremely angry; wrathful;... agitatedangryannoyedapoplecticbad-temperedberserkbig madblood-boilingboiling madbutthurtcheesed offcholeric

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