irate

[ ahy-reyt, ahy-reyt ]
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adjective
  1. angry; enraged: an irate customer.

  2. arising from or characterized by anger: an irate letter to the editor.

Origin of irate

1
First recorded in 1830–40; from Latin īrātus, past participle of īrāscī “to be angry, get angry”; see irascible, -ate1

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Opposites for irate

Other words from irate

  • i·rate·ly, adverb
  • i·rate·ness, noun
  • non·i·rate, adjective
  • non·i·rate·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for irate

irate

/ (aɪˈreɪt) /


adjective
  1. incensed with anger; furious

  2. marked by extreme anger: an irate letter

Origin of irate

1
C19: from Latin īrātus enraged, from īrascī to be angry

Derived forms of irate

  • irately, adverb

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