irate
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i·rate
(ī-rāt′, ī′rāt′)adj.
Full of or characterized by extreme anger; enraged. See Synonyms at angry.
[Latin īrātus, past participle of īrāscī, to be angry, from īra, anger; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]
i·rate′ly adv.
i·rate′ness n.
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irate
(aɪˈreɪt)adj
1. incensed with anger; furious
2. marked by extreme anger: an irate letter.
[C19: from Latin īrātus enraged, from īrascī to be angry]
iˈrately adv
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i•rate
(aɪˈreɪt, ˈaɪ reɪt)adj.
1. angry; enraged.
2. arising from or characterized by anger: an irate letter.
i•rate′ly, adv.
i•rate′ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | irate - feeling or showing extreme anger; "irate protesters"; "ireful words" angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers" |
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irate
adjective angry, cross, furious, angered, mad (informal), provoked, annoyed, irritated, fuming (informal), choked, pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), infuriated, incensed, enraged, worked up, exasperated, indignant, pissed off (taboo slang), livid, riled, up in arms, incandescent, hacked off (U.S. slang), piqued, hot under the collar (informal), wrathful, fit to be tied (slang), as black as thunder He was so irate he almost threw me out of the place.
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irate
adjectiveFull of or marked by extreme anger:
Idioms: fit to be tied, foaming at the mouth, in a rage, in a towering rage.
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Translations
غاضِب، مُتَهَيِّج غَضَباً
zlostný
vred
reiîur, æfur
dusmīgsnikns
kızgın öfkeli
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irate
[aɪˈreɪt] adj → irato/a, infuriato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
irate
(aiˈreit) adjective angry.
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