English noun: ire |
1. | ire (feeling) a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance |
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| Synonyms | anger, choler |
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| Broader (hypernym) | emotion |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | annoyance, bad temper, chafe, dander, enragement, fury, hackles, huffiness, ill temper, indignation, infuriation, madness, offence, offense, outrage, rage, umbrage, vexation |
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2. | ire (act) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
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| Synonyms | anger, ira, wrath |
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| Broader (hypernym) | deadly sin, mortal sin |
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