ire
UK[ˈaɪə]US[ˈaɪr]
n
Anger; wrath.
Etymology
The word 'ire' entered English in the 13th century from Old French 'ire' or 'iror', meaning anger or wrath. The Old French term itself descended from the Latin 'īra', which carried the same meaning of anger, rage, or fury. This Latin root is also the source of related English words like 'irate' and 'irascible'. The ultimate origin is traced to the Proto-Indo-European root eis-, which conveyed passion and strong emotion, illustrating a direct conceptual lineage from an ancient term for intense feeling to the modern abstract noun for anger.
Analysis
This word is a simplex loanword from Old French. It does not contain separable, meaningful morphemes within its modern English spelling.
Examples
His careless remark stirred the ire of the entire community.
She struggled to control the cold ire that rose within her.
The unjust policy was met with public ire and widespread protest.