irate
Exam frequency
GRE
high
Banks
high
Civil Services
high
Meaning(s)
feeling or showing extreme anger
How to Memorize
irate - furious
Analysis
The word ‘irate’ is quite high up the scale of anger. It implies a level of annoyance that makes a person border on madness, therefore being irate is often associated with irrational behaviour. In a professional context, you may frequently encounter the word being used in relation to a highly dissatisfied customer(s).
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Example(s)
Due to that glitch, we’ve been getting phone calls from irate customers all morning.
James wasn’t interested in hearing my reasons for not selecting him. He was absolutely irate.
You’re completely overreacting to the situation. It’s not something that warrants getting so irate about.