the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Anger; wrath.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Iron.
n. Anger; wrath; keen resentment.
n.Synonyms Vexation, Indignation, etc. See anger.
To anger; fret; irritate.
An abbreviation of Ireland.
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n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
n. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Word Usage
"Public ire is simmering these days over what one news channel referred to as Pakistan's "jumbo-sized" cabinet: It is made up of 61 ministers and advisers, several among them marginally qualified or shadowed by graft allegations."