Angry vs. Irate — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Angry and Irate
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Angry
Feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; full of anger
Why are you angry with me?
I'm angry that she didn't call me
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Irate
Full of or characterized by extreme anger; enraged.
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Angry
Feeling or showing anger; incensed or enraged
Angry at my boss.
Angry with her.
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Irate
Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
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Angry
Indicative of or resulting from anger
An angry silence.
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Irate
Angry; incensed; enraged.
The irate colonel . . . stood speechless.
Mr. Jaggers suddenly became most irate.
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Angry
Having a menacing aspect; threatening
Angry clouds on the horizon.
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Irate
Feeling or showing extreme anger;
Irate protesters
Ireful words
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Angry
Chiefly New England & Midland US Inflamed and painful
An angry sore.
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Angry
Displaying or feeling anger.
His face became angry.
An angry mob started looting the warehouse.
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Angry
(said about a wound or a rash) inflamed and painful.
The broken glass left two angry cuts across my arm.
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Angry
Dark and stormy, menacing.
Angry clouds raced across the sky.
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Angry
Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.
God had provided a severe and angry education to chastise the forwardness of a young spirit.
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Angry
Inflamed and painful, as a sore.
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Angry
Touched with anger; under the emotion of anger; feeling resentment; enraged; - followed generally by with before a person, and at before a thing.
Be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves.
Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice?
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Angry
Showing anger; proceeding from anger; acting as if moved by anger; wearing the marks of anger; as, angry words or tones; an angry sky; angry waves.
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Angry
Red.
Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave.
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Angry
Sharp; keen; stimulated.
I never ate with angrier appetite.
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Angry
Feeling or showing anger;
Angry at the weather
Angry customers
An angry silence
Sending angry letters to the papers
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Angry
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger;
Angry clouds on the horizon
Furious winds
The raging sea
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Angry
Severely inflamed and painful;
An angry sore
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