US /aɪˈɹeɪt/
adj Freq #38935

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Very angry.

    Irate customers flooded the company with complaints about the cancelled flights.

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Synonyms
1 adj · very angry. angryannoyedenragedireful

Etymology

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

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