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irateextremely angry; furious

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: extremely angry; furious

Pronunciation (IPA): /aɪˈreɪt/

Korean meaning: 매우 화난, 격노한

Korean pronunciation: 아이**레**이트

Example Sentences

  • My mom became irate when she found my dirty socks under the sofa for the third time this week.
  • The professor grew irate when students kept asking questions he had already answered twice.
  • She was absolutely irate when her cat knocked over her 1000-piece puzzle she'd been working on for weeks.

irate

ADJECTIVE

//aɪˈreɪt//

extremely angry; furious

irate concept
💡 Concept

An irate customer angrily confronts the waiter about terrible service

irate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Heated debates create minds irate!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/aɪˈreɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/aɪˈreɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootir-
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'iratus', meaning 'angry' or 'enraged', which derives from the verb 'irascere' meaning 'to become angry'. The word entered English through Old French influence during the medieval period.

🎵Rhyme

createdebaterelateupdate
create
debate
relate
update

🔗Collocations

become irate
irate customer
irate reaction
growing irate
irate phone call

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom became irate when she found my dirty socks under the sofa for the third time this week.

The professor grew irate when students kept asking questions he had already answered twice.

😄 Fun example

She was absolutely irate when her cat knocked over her 1000-piece puzzle she'd been working on for weeks.

The driver became irate after waiting in traffic for two hours.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

furiousenragedlividincensedinfuriated

Antonyms

calmpeacefulserene

Related

angerrageirritateannoyfrustrate

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