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- Dictionaryirritated/ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. showing or feeling slight anger; annoyed: "the irritated look on Alec's face"
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adjective. uk / ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪ.tɪd / us / ˈɪr.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. B2. annoyed: I began to get increasingly irritated by/at her questions. Synonyms. annoyed. miffed informal. peeved informal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. angry It does no good to get angry at him - it won't change the situation at all.
The meaning of IRRITATED is subjected to irritation; especially : roughened, reddened, or inflamed by an irritant. How to use irritated in a sentence.
The adjective irritated describes a state that's a little milder than anger. When you're irritated about something, you're impatient or exasperated, the way you feel when someone rubs you the wrong way. Irritated can also mean this quite literally
to make something sore or painful, or to cause an uncomfortable physical reaction: At first my contact lenses irritated my eyes. (Definition of irritate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of irritate. irritate.
Irritated definition: angered, provoked, or annoyed.. See examples of IRRITATED used in a sentence.
1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy: a loud, bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy. 2. To make sore or inflamed: The smoke irritated my eyes. 3. Physiology To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism). v.intr. To be a cause of impatience or anger.
Definition of irritated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
