Ire
Ire noun - An intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something.
Usage example: the patronizing comment from the snooty waiter roused her ire
Nearby Word: ireful
Pleasure
Pleasure noun - The feeling experienced when one's wishes are met.
How words are described
| special | special ire | special pleasure |
| particular | particular ire | particular pleasure |
| considerable | considerable ire | considerable pleasure |
| true | true ire | true pleasure |
| Other adjectives: genuine, great, intense, twisted, mutual, eternal, simultaneous. | ||
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Pleasure and Ire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ire/pleasure
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