ire C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈaɪər/ UK /ˈaɪə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun intense anger; wrath His careless remark drew the ire of the whole committee. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · intense anger; wrath angerwrathragefuryindignationcholer ↔ Opposites calmserenitypleasure Word family Derived forms irefulireless Related forms irateirascible Etymology AI details From Old French ire, from Latin ira 'anger, wrath', ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to stir, agitate. ira Latin *h1eis- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ire **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈaɪər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈaɪə/ ## Meanings 1. intense anger; wrath ## Examples - His careless remark drew the ire of the whole committee. ## Synonyms - anger - wrath - rage - fury - indignation - choler ## Antonyms - calm - serenity - pleasure ## Derived Forms - ireful - ireless ## Related Forms - irate - irascible ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ira - Root: *h1eis- ## Etymology From Old French ire, from Latin ira 'anger, wrath', ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to stir, agitate. ## AI Etymology Ire comes from Old French ire, from Latin ira 'anger, wrath', ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to stir, agitate. The etymological trail includes Latin ira and Proto-Indo-European *h1eis-. As a noun, ire means intense anger; wrath. The same family is visible in derived forms such as ireful and ireless and related forms such as irate and irascible. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown