ire vs offence
offence vs ireire and offence both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ire | Yes | No | No | No |
| offence | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
offence is a hyponym of
ire; that is, offence is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
ire:
- ire: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- offence: a feeling of anger caused by being offended
Other hyponyms of ire include
fury, madness, rage, enragement, infuriation, offense, umbrage, indignation, outrage, huffiness, dander, hackles, bad temper, ill temper, annoyance, chafe, vexation.
| ire (noun) | offence (noun) |
|---|---|
| belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) | the action of attacking an enemy |
| a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance | a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right |
| a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others | |
| a feeling of anger caused by being offended | |
| the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score |
Words related to "ire"
Words related to "offence"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- Canadian spelling
- affront
- anger
- behavior
- behaviour
- choler
- conduct
- counteroffensive
- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- defence
- derision
- dirty war
- discourtesy
- doings
- evildoing
- indelicacy
- insolence
- insult
- ire
- law-breaking
- military operation
- offend
- offense
- offensive
- offensive activity
- operation
- presumption
- push back
- rebuff
- ridicule
- rollback
- slight
- squad
- team
- transgression
- umbrage
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