ire
Plural
ires
1
an intense emotional state of anger felt toward someone or something that severely offended, irritated, or provoked the person
- The politician's false accusations stirred up great ire among her supporters.
- Repeated safety violations at the plant had raised the workers' ire toward management.
- Constant discrimination and microaggressions fueled many minority groups' ire against systemic oppression.
2
a potentially violent attitude or mindset that is threatening or likely to lead to conflict
- Hearing of others' gifts only inflamed the miser's ire and strengthened his grip on hoarded riches.
- No amount of forgiveness could quell the assassin's murderous ire toward his imagined enemies.
- The man's prideful ire knew no bounds as he refused to apologize for his wrongdoings.