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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Archangel-Ortiz was removed from the hospital by security the previous night after becoming irate and emotionally overwrought following a diagnosis that there was no other treatment available for his wife, the official briefed on the investigation said.
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Police say Ocasio-Justiniano became irate after the men, regulars at the club, unknowingly crossed over to his section.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Parker was shot and killed at her Memphis home in June 2020, after Dotson reportedly became irate about a Facebook post and her pregnancy, the local DA's office said.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The guard tried to stop the man, who became irate and pulled out a boxcutter, slashing her across the left cheek and right eyebrow.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Police say Ocasio-Justiniano became irate after the men, regulars at the club, unknowingly crossed over to his section.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Parker was shot and killed at her Memphis home in June 2020, after Dotson reportedly became irate about a Facebook post and her pregnancy, the local DA's office said.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The guard tried to stop the man, who became irate and pulled out a boxcutter, slashing her across the left cheek and right eyebrow.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 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 9 Mar. 2025.
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