irritated
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3.1
- adjective
- /ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪd/
- At the same time, many pro-reform politicians became irritated with the prolonged debate on immigration reform.
- become irritated
- feel irritated
- easily irritated
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Watch on YouTubeMaybe the new person will also get irritated, probably will.
- Maybe the new person will also get irritated, probably will.
- I just think this is just wild that people aren't irritated about this.
- And my clients, my customers just are so irritated.
- I feel sad, I feel lonely, I feel irritated.
- I know why people were really irritated and and chastising Bill Moore.
- And I, and I like, I'm irritated.
- And I would say something like, when this happens, I find myself irritated.
- My, some of mine that I love is I, I want to see someone when they're tired, stressed and irritated.
- To actually be able to treat other people well and not to be so rough towards them, not to get so irritated with them.
- We can think about this as why people actually do get angry and irritated and hostile with each other in discussions.
- And I don't blame her for being irritated, which she was.
- As he's asking for this, I can feel my energy just starting to get irritated and boil.
Examples
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Natalie told me this minutes later and I couldn't help feel irritated and quite upset.
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"And what does that mean?" Andrew replied, feeling somewhat irritated by the doctor's tone.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was extremely irritated by that.
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When she told him you were gonna be late, he became irritated.
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I could tell they were slightly irritated because there was a sudden quiet in the room.
Academic text (2007) -
Well, my wife became irritated when she found out I quote didn't defend her.
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A few became increasingly irritated with the students for concentrating so much on human rights violations.
Academic text (1990) -
Francis Krake was at one of the control boards, looking irritated but determined.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Well, of course," snapped Edmund, irritated that I should venture to tell him his duty.
Fiction book (1991) -
She was irritated by the constant noise coming from the construction site.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling a little angry or bothered by something small
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1.6
Feeling upset, worried, or slightly annoyed by something
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7.1
Feeling annoyed or angry
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4.4
Very annoyed and impatient because something is difficult or not working
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7.1
Slightly annoyed because someone was rude or unfair
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5.5
Feeling more angry or annoyed because of something
12
6.7
Annoyed or a little angry about something small
7
6.5
Feeling annoyed or worried by a small but ongoing problem
1
7.4
Feeling annoyed or slightly angry at something
Antonyms
How Irritated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word irritated comes from an old Latin word irritare, which meant 'to excite' or 'to rub' so something becomes sore. That's why irritated can mean a physical, itchy or sore feeling and also the emotional sense of being 'annoyed', like being 'rubbed the wrong way'.