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Definition of irate in English: irateadjective ʌɪˈreɪtaɪˈreɪt Feeling or characterized by great anger. 发怒的；愤怒的；被激怒的 a barrage of irate letters 连珠炮般的斥责信件。 Example sentencesExamples - On the other, a cluster of irate worshippers, furious that their mosque had been violated.
- There are constant traffic jams at every road junction and the honking of horns by irate drivers is deafening.
- We're very irate about this, we've always had a local member and we intend to still have a local member.
- The staff are constantly dealing with farmers and other members of the public who are upset, or irate, or both.
- Police are investigating claims that a teenager was dragged around a Swindon supermarket by an irate shopper.
- Father and uncle head off to search for the kid; Dan soon has to field a call from an irate Amanda demanding to know why her son is missing.
- The manager was irate after seeing his side denied a clear-cut penalty.
- The only response to The Peak's inflammatory headline was a few mildly irate letters.
- The fare increases have been branded outrageous by one irate passenger - and incredible by a driver.
- I have a feeling that when they return my call they are going to be absolutely irate.
- Not surprisingly, customers are often left feeling irate when they receive the bill as they never asked for the loan.
- Having to explain to irate passengers why you can't take their money when the stupid new ticket machines are broken.
- Fifty years ago it was, according to an irate letter writer in the Evening Press.
- Sometimes readers become irate about things beyond any writer's control.
- Not even a snarling boss or irate colleague can spoil that good feeling.
- In response, we may become irate, frustrated, jealous, furiously angry and even violent.
- One letter, from an irate constituent, insisted that I rang him the moment I got his letter.
- Somewhere between Colorado and New Mexico he got into a fight with an irate florist.
- An estate in Harpurhey has been labelled a dumping ground by irate residents who feel not enough is being done to make it a better place to live.
- The most irate members of the public were town centre residents and members of the business sector.
Synonyms angry, very angry, furious, infuriated, incensed, enraged, incandescent, fuming, seething, ireful, cross, mad raging, ranting, raving, frenzied, in a frenzy, beside oneself, outraged, up in arms indignant, annoyed, irritated, aggrieved, vexed, exasperated, frustrated, irked, piqued informal foaming at the mouth, hot under the collar, hacked off literary wrathful, wroth
Derivativesadverbʌɪˈreɪtliaɪˈreɪtli Afterwards, James was confronted by both Nicholas and Jonathan, who both begged him to explain why he had behaved so irately before the court. Example sentencesExamples - He folded his arms across his chest and stared irately at Blake.
- John slapped his palm against the wall, irately.
- He shrugged his slender shoulders in a careless manner still staring at her irately.
- She could hear someone talking - and rather irately at that.
nounʌɪˈreɪtnəsaɪˈreɪtnəs Through frustration, fear, irateness, sadness, and loss, they maintain their posture through their individual characters. Example sentencesExamples - She clearly shows signs of irateness towards her husband who deliberately tries to wind people up to a breaking point.
OriginMid 19th century: from Latin iratus, from ira 'anger'. Rhymesabate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight Definition of irate in US English: irateadjectiveīˈrātaɪˈreɪt Feeling or characterized by great anger. 发怒的；愤怒的；被激怒的 a barrage of irate letters 连珠炮般的斥责信件。 Example sentencesExamples - There are constant traffic jams at every road junction and the honking of horns by irate drivers is deafening.
- The most irate members of the public were town centre residents and members of the business sector.
- The only response to The Peak's inflammatory headline was a few mildly irate letters.
- The manager was irate after seeing his side denied a clear-cut penalty.
- The staff are constantly dealing with farmers and other members of the public who are upset, or irate, or both.
- Father and uncle head off to search for the kid; Dan soon has to field a call from an irate Amanda demanding to know why her son is missing.
- Sometimes readers become irate about things beyond any writer's control.
- On the other, a cluster of irate worshippers, furious that their mosque had been violated.
- Having to explain to irate passengers why you can't take their money when the stupid new ticket machines are broken.
- The fare increases have been branded outrageous by one irate passenger - and incredible by a driver.
- We're very irate about this, we've always had a local member and we intend to still have a local member.
- An estate in Harpurhey has been labelled a dumping ground by irate residents who feel not enough is being done to make it a better place to live.
- In response, we may become irate, frustrated, jealous, furiously angry and even violent.
- Not surprisingly, customers are often left feeling irate when they receive the bill as they never asked for the loan.
- One letter, from an irate constituent, insisted that I rang him the moment I got his letter.
- Fifty years ago it was, according to an irate letter writer in the Evening Press.
- Police are investigating claims that a teenager was dragged around a Swindon supermarket by an irate shopper.
- Not even a snarling boss or irate colleague can spoil that good feeling.
- Somewhere between Colorado and New Mexico he got into a fight with an irate florist.
- I have a feeling that when they return my call they are going to be absolutely irate.
Synonyms angry, very angry, furious, infuriated, incensed, enraged, incandescent, fuming, seething, ireful, cross, mad
OriginMid 19th century: from Latin iratus, from ira ‘anger’. |