Noun: ire I(-u)r
- A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
"The politician's speech was full of ire";
- anger, choler
- Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
"The leader's ire was directed at the dissenters";
- wrath, anger
Sounds like: eyer
Derived forms: ires
Type of: deadly sin, emotion, mortal sin
Encyclopedia: Ire