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   I·rate

   /īˈrāt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. feeling or characterized by great anger: "a barrage of irate letters"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin iratus, from ira ‘anger’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. irately adverb
   • 2. irateness noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   What does irate mean?

   • irate customers an irate phone call She sounded extremely irate. Synonyms angryangrymad ▪indignant ▪cross ▪irateThese words all describe people feeling and/or showing anger.angryfeeling or showing anger: Please don’t be angry with me. Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.

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   What is an irate person?

   • An irate person is defined as someone being extremely angry, someone who is almost at the point of being uncooperative and demeaning. Those who have encountered irate people can attest to this fact and the challenge of de-escalating the situation makes it even more difficult, but more of that later.

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   What is an irate phone call?

   • an irate phone call She sounded extremely irate. Synonyms angryangrymad ▪indignant ▪cross ▪irateThese words all describe people feeling and/or showing anger.angryfeeling or showing anger: Please don’t be angry with me. Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. mad[not before noun] (informal, especially North American English) angry:

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   What is another word for irateness?

   • i•rate′ness, n. 1. furious, irritated, provoked. 1. calm. Synonyms: angry, cross, mad, riled, more... het up: irate or enthusiastic? Visit the English Only Forum. Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself. Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

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   4 days ago · irate in American English. (aiˈreit, ˈaireit) adjective. 1. angry; enraged. an irate customer. 2. arising from or characterized by anger. an irate letter to the editor.

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   adjective. uk / aɪˈreɪt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. extremely angry: Hundreds of irate passengers have complained to the airline. (Definition of irate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of irate. in Chinese (Traditional) 極其憤怒的，大怒的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 极其愤怒的，大怒的… See more.

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   Define irate. irate synonyms, irate pronunciation, irate translation, English dictionary definition of irate. adj. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; enraged. See Synonyms at angry. i·rate′ly adv. i·rate′ness n.

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

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   1. The irate customer stormed out of the shop after a heated argument with the salesperson. 2. I received an irate call from my boss asking why I missed the deadline. 3. Sarah was irate when she found out her favorite dress was ruined by the laundry service. 4. The coach became irate after the referee made a controversial decision during the ...

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   5 days ago · irate ( comparative irater, superlative iratest) Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged . Synonyms: furious, infuriated, sore; see also Thesaurus: angry.