Extreme piques (4 letters)

{ Answer }

IRES

{ Related Clues }

Angers
Furies
Incenses
Infuriates
Provokes
Steams
Upsets
Vexes
Burns up
Causes wrath
Hot tempers
Provokes splenetically
Provokes wrath
Raises the hackles of
States of dudgeon
Ticked states
Ticks off
More than upsets
Piques at their peaks
Raises one's choler
Stirs up resentment
Stirs up wrath

{ Tags }

angers, burns, furies, incenses, infuriates, ires, makes, more, off, ones, piques, provokes, raises, states, stirs, tees, tempers, than, ticks, up, wrath

{ Notes }

The answer IRES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 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)