1
: roused to ire
an irate taxpayer
2
: arising from anger
irate words
irately
adverb
irateness
noun
Examples of irate in a Sentence
Irate viewers called the television network to complain about the show.
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
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There was a lot left to explore in Booth’s past as a hero soldier and stone-cold killer — in the movie he is depicted as maybe or maybe not deliberately killing his irate wife with a spear gun on a boat.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Canada’s provinces are taking their own actions, and irate citizens are boycotting U.S. products.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
These systems can be automatically programmed to route calls when the caller sounds irate, frustrated or furious.
—Danny Asnani, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The guard tried to stop the fare evader, who became irate and pulled out a boxcutter, slashing the guard across the face.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Canada’s provinces are taking their own actions, and irate citizens are boycotting U.S. products.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
These systems can be automatically programmed to route calls when the caller sounds irate, frustrated or furious.
—Danny Asnani, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The guard tried to stop the fare evader, who became irate and pulled out a boxcutter, slashing the guard across the face.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irate
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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