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Irate vs Fury - What's the difference?

irate | fury |

As an adjective irate

is extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

As a proper noun fury is

(lb) female personification of vengeance ().

irate

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

    • Synonyms

    * furious * infuriated * sore * See also

    Related terms

    * irascible * irately * irateness * ire

    References

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    Anagrams

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    fury

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) furie, from (etyl)

    Noun

    (furies)
  • Extreme anger.
  • Strength or violence in action.
  • *
  • *:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,!”
  • An angry or malignant person.
    • Derived terms
    * furious

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (furies)
  • (obsolete) A thief.
  • * J. Fletcher
    • Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies .