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IRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ire" is a kind of...):
deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Synonyms:
anger; choler; ire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("ire" is a kind of...):
emotion (any strong feeling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ire"):
fury; madness; rage; enragement; infuriation (a feeling of intense anger)
offence; offense; umbrage (a feeling of anger caused by being offended)
indignation; outrage (a feeling of righteous anger)
huffiness (a passing state of anger and resentment)
dander; hackles (a feeling of anger and animosity)
bad temper; ill temper (a persisting angry mood)
annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
