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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

/ ²¹ÉªËˆ°ù±ðɪ³Ù /

adjective

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

    an irate letter

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ¾±Ëˆ°ù²¹³Ù±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±Â·°ù²¹³Ù±ðl²â adverb
  • ¾±Â·°ù²¹³Ù±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôi·°ù²¹³Ù±ð adjective
  • non¾±Â·°ù²¹³Ù±ðl²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of irate1

First recorded in 1830–40; from Latin Ä«°ùÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, past participle of Ä«°ùÄå²õ³¦Ä« “to be angry, get angryâ€; irascible, -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of irate1

C19: from Latin Ä«°ùÄå³Ù³Ü²õ enraged, from Ä«°ù²¹²õ³¦Ä« 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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