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irate

[ ahy-reyt, ahy-reyt ]

adjective

  1. angry; enraged:

    an irate customer.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. arising from or characterized by anger:

    an irate letter to the editor.



irate

/ ɪˈɪ /

adjective

  1. incensed with anger; furious
  2. marked by extreme anger

    an irate letter

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٱl adverb
  • ·ٱn noun
  • ԴDzi·ٱ adjective
  • non·ٱl adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of irate1

First recorded in 1830–40; from Latin īٳܲ, past participle of īī “to be angry, get angry”; irascible, -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of irate1

C19: from Latin īٳܲ enraged, from īī to be angry
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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.

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After it passed, Johnson was so irate he canceled all congressional activity for the week and sent members home.

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It's easy enough for Torres, Beyer and others in the Democratic caucus to gripe about the volume of irate calls to their offices.

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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.

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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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