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irate.

Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/aɪˈɹeɪt//ˈaɪɹeɪt/
  1. Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

    feel irate
    sound irate
Where this word comes from

From Latin īrātus (“angered, angry”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from īrāscor (“to be angry”), from īra (“anger, wrath”).

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