I. ˈī(ə)r, ˈīə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ira; akin to Old English fo ost haste, zeal, Old Saxon oƀast haste, zeal, Old Norse eisa to race forward, Greek hieros powerful, supernatural, holy, sacred, inein, inan to empty out, defecate, oistros gadfly, frenzy, Sanskrit iṣṇāti, iṣyati he sets in motion, swings; basic meaning: moving rapidly
: anger , wrath
provocation enough to arouse the ire of a saint
Synonyms: see anger
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to provoke to anger : arouse ire in
reads a piece in his local newspaper that ires him — Sidney Atkinson
: anger , irritate
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening
dialect : iron