Pique at its peak (3 letters)

{ Answer }

IRE

{ Related Clues }

Anger
Choler
Dander
Displeasure
Embitterment
Enrage
Fury
Incense
Rage
Spleen
Vexation
Wrath
Bitter feeling
Burn up
E.U. member
Eur. land
High dudgeon
Hot temper
Ill temper
Intense anger
Pique condition?
Source of heat
Blood pressure raiser
Get one's goat
Leprechaun's land: Abbr.
More than exasperation
More than pique
Pulse quickener, say
Red-hot feeling
Result of getting worked up
It may be drawn in a fight
It may be raised in an argument

{ Tags }

abbr, anger, choler, dander, dudgeon, eur, feeling, fury, high, hot, ill, indignation, ire, its, off, pique, rage, spleen, temper, tick, wrath

{ Notes }

The answer IRE is very common and appears about once every 26.8 puzzles.

{ Definition }

IRE as a noun:

1. (anger, choler, ire) = a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

2. (wrath, anger, ire, ira) = belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)