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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.
Irritated definition: angered, provoked, or annoyed.. See examples of IRRITATED used 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
The meaning of IRRITATE is to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : annoy. How to use irritate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Irritate.
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.
ir·ri·tate. (ĭr′ĭ-tāt′) v. ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates. v.tr. 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.
adjective. 1. annoyed or angered. Perhaps they were irritated by the sound of crying. Not surprisingly, her teacher is getting irritated with her. 2. (of a bodily organ or part) excessively stimulated, resulting in inflammation, tenderness, etc. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
to make someone angry or annoyed: After a while her behavior really began to irritate me. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to make someone angry. anger It angers me that governments never do anything to eradicate the problem. infuriate It infuriates me to hear of drug use in sports.
SYNONYMS 1. vex, chafe, fret, gall; nettle, ruffle, pique; incense, enrage, infuriate, inflame. irritate, exasperate, provoke mean to annoy or stir to anger. To irritate is to excite to impatience or angry feeling, often of no great depth or duration: to irritate by refusing to explain an action.
