irate
adjective/aɪˈreɪt/
Frequency rank: #16,024 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Feeling or showing strong anger; enraged.
Example sentence
The customer became irate after waiting an hour for service.
Synonyms & related words
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