ire vs rage
rage vs ireire and rage both are nouns.
ire is not a verb while rage is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ire | Yes | No | No | No |
| rage | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
rage is a hyponym of
ire; that is, rage 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
- rage: a feeling of intense anger
Other hyponyms of ire include
fury, madness, enragement, infuriation, offence, offense, umbrage, indignation, outrage, huffiness, dander, hackles, bad temper, ill temper, annoyance, chafe, vexation.
| ire (noun) | rage (noun) |
|---|---|
| belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) | an interest followed with exaggerated zeal |
| a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance | a feeling of intense anger |
| a state of extreme anger | |
| violent state of the elements | |
| something that is desired intensely |
| ire (verb) | rage (verb) |
|---|---|
| feel intense anger | |
| be violent; as of fires and storms | |
| behave violently, as if in state of a great anger |
Words related to "ire"
Words related to "rage"
- acquit
- act
- anger
- angriness
- be
- bear
- behave
- blow a fuse
- blow one's stack
- blow up
- carry
- choler
- combust
- comport
- conduct
- craze
- cult
- deport
- desire
- do
- enrage
- fad
- fashion
- flip one's lid
- flip one's wig
- fly off the handle
- foam at the mouth
- froth at the mouth
- furor
- furore
- fury
- go ballistic
- have a fit
- have kittens
- hit the ceiling
- hit the roof
- ire
- lividity
- lose one's temper
- madness
- passion
- ramp
- storm
- throw a fit
- violence
- wrath
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