ire

ire
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ira; perhaps akin to Greek oistros gadfly, frenzy Date: 14th century intense and usually openly displayed anger Synonyms: see angerire transitive verbireful adjective

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  • ire — ire·ful; ire·land; ire·land·er; ire·less; ire·na; ire·si·ne; sat·ire; chesh·ire; ire; ire·ful·ly; ire·ful·ness; ire·less·ly; ire·less·ness; …   English syllables

  • ire — [ ir ] n. f. • Xe; lat. ira ♦ Vx Colère. ● ire nom féminin (latin ira) Littéraire. Colère. ⇒IRE, subst. fém. Vx et littér. Courroux, colère. Ils …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • IRE — steht für: die Einzahl von Iren Irē, den livischen Namen für den lettischen Ort Mazirbe Die Abkürzung IRE steht für: Iron Response Element (Zellbiologie) Interregio Express, ein Produkt des deutschen Schienenpersonennahverkehrs Institute of Radio …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ire — has several uses:* Ire, a mountain in France * Irē, is the Livonian name for Mazirbe, Latvia * Extreme anger; intense fury. * as an acronym, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Institute of Radio Engineers, Iron Realms Entertainment, I Rate… …   Wikipedia

  • Iré — ist der Name von Orten in Frankreich: Iré le Sec, Gemeinde im Département Meuse Iré les Prés, Ortsteil der Gemeinde Montmédy im Département Meuse Le Bourg d’Iré, Gemeinde im Département Maine et Loire Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • IRE — may refer to:* an abbreviation of Ireland, usually referring to the Republic of Ireland * Institute of Radio Engineers * Investigative Reporters and Editors * Iron Realms Entertainment * Iron Responsive Element A regulatory RNA sequence * IRE… …   Wikipedia

  • ire — [aıə US aır] n [U] written [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin ira] anger raise/arouse/draw sb s ire (=make someone angry) ▪ The proposal has drawn the ire of local residents …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ire — IRE. s. f. Courroux, colere. En ce sens il ne se dit que de Dieu. Attirer, provoquer l ire de Dieu. Ire, Est aussi un des sept pechez mortels, & c est celuy qui porte à vouloir du mal à son prochain, à l outrager, à le tuer …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Ire — Ire, n. [F., fr. L. ira.] Anger; wrath. [Poet.] Syn: Anger; passion; rage; fury. See {Anger}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ire — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. ire anger, wrath, violence (11c.), from L. ira anger, wrath, rage, passion, from PIE root *eis , forming various words denoting passion Cf. Gk. hieros filled with the divine, holy, oistros gadfly, originally thing causing… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ire — Ire, Ira, huius irae. De grande ire qu il avoit, Prae ira …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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