irateness

noun

Definition of iratenessnext
as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something his irateness was such that we feared he might have a heart attack or stroke

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  1. anger
  2. indignation
  3. wrath
  4. outrage
  5. rage
  6. fury
  7. mood
Noun
  • President Donald Trump has reacted with anger after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a new 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States, in response to a wave of tariffs on Canadian goods.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • This has allowed our sibling relationship to remain intact and there is no resentment or anger.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of anger
Noun
  • Vance’s speech spurred the Europeans to unite in their indignation.
    — Simon Shuster/Berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
  • If Jude’s previous two fiction films were Molotov cocktails of indignation, his latest secretes a kind of scentless poison that gets at the banality with which social injustices are processed and rationalized.
    — Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of indignation
Noun
  • Some of the wrath online was directed specifically at Sacks, who touted and backed various cryptocurrencies as a VC before joining the Trump administration, and whose firm, Craft Ventures, is an investor in crypto index fund manager Bitwise.
    — Ari Levy,MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
  • How the process played out underscores how wary Republicans are of incurring Trump’s wrath only weeks into his administration.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of wrath
Noun
  • Press-freedom advocates expressed outrage and alarm.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Local news outlet 10 News First captured footage of her wildlife interference that sparked international outrage.
    — Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of outrage
Noun
  • Such avant-garde court designs certainly are the rage these days.
    — Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In these moments, an intense, nearly existential bewilderment sets in, usually followed by rage.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of rage
Noun
  • The firings sparked an increase in posts to a Reddit channel for federal government workers, which urged those who were frustrated and recently laid off to refocus their fury and consider running for public office instead.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Then, in September, 1885, in Rock Springs, the fury spilled over.
    — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of fury
Noun
  • Depression, Confusion, and Irritability B6 is essential to making certain neurotransmitters and hormones, such as serotonin, which affect brain function and mood.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Different types of exercise, such as walking, yoga, and high-intensity workouts, have shown various cognitive and mood benefits.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of mood
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“Irateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irateness. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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