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irate
[ ahy-reyt, ahy-reyt ]
adjective
- angry; enraged:
an irate customer.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- arising from or characterized by anger:
an irate letter to the editor.
irate
/ ɪˈɪ /
adjective
- incensed with anger; furious
- marked by extreme anger
an irate letter
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٱl adverb
- ·ٱn noun
- ԴDzi·ٱ adjective
- non·ٱl adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of irate1
Example Sentences
Ferguson cut an irate figure as he spoke to BBC Scotland after just his seventh match in charge of the club he served with distinction as a player.
After it passed, Johnson was so irate he canceled all congressional activity for the week and sent members home.
It's easy enough for Torres, Beyer and others in the Democratic caucus to gripe about the volume of irate calls to their offices.
At the same meeting, the city attorney tendered his resignation and the mayor tried to end the meeting by threatening to walk out — all to a chorus of snarky comments and jeers of irate residents.
Holt, a forceful and likable presence, charges through her scenes irate that she’s risking her life to sell blood diamonds.
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