ire
noun /ˈaɪə(r)/
/ˈaɪər/
[uncountable] (formal or literary)- anger synonym wrath
- to arouse/raise/provoke the ire of local residents
- (US English) to draw the ire of local residents
- The plans provoked the ire of the conservationists.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin ira ‘anger’.