Intense anger or wrath. A feeling of extreme displeasure or indignation.
From Old French 'ire' and Latin 'ira' meaning anger or wrath. This word has remained relatively unchanged through centuries, maintaining its classical form and intensity of meaning across Romance languages.
Despite being just three letters, 'ire' carries more literary weight than 'anger' and appears frequently in legal contexts, particularly in the phrase 'to draw one's ire.' It's one of the few English emotion words that sounds exactly like its Latin ancestor.
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