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irate

/aɪˈɹeɪt/

irate adjective: extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

Adjective

irate (comparative more irate or irater, superlative most irate or iratest)

  1. Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
    • feel irate
    • sound irate

irate meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

irate in Hindi

irate, angry
नकचढ़ा nakcaṛhā

irate in Urdu

برہم, خشم گین, ناراض

irate in Bengali

ক্রুদ্ধ, অত্যন্ত রাগান্বিত, কুপিত

irate in Malayalam

അതികോപമുള്ള, കുപിതനായ, ക്രുദ്ധനായ
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irate in Kannada
ಮುನಿದ, ಕುಪಿತ, ಸಿಟ್ಟಿಗೆದ್ದ, ಕೋಪಗೊಂಡ

Synonyms of irate

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All synonyms of irate

Forms of irate

comparativemore irate
comparativeirater
superlativemost irate
superlativeiratest

Origin of irate

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

Words that rhyme with irate

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Questions about irate

What does irate mean?
Irate means extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
What is irate in Hindi?
Irate in Hindi is नकचढ़ा (nakcaṛhā). See Irate meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is irate?
Irate is an adjective.
How do you pronounce irate?
Irate is pronounced /aɪˈɹeɪt/.

Words near irate in the dictionary

  1. irascible appetite
  2. irascibleness
  3. irascibly
  4. iraser
  5. irasers
  6. irate
  7. irately
  8. irateness
  9. irater
  10. iratest
  11. iration

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Adapted from Wiktionary: irate (page history and authors); नकचढ़ा (Hindi) (page history and authors); irate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Irate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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