irritated

  • 1irritated — adj. aroused to impatience or anger; as, made an irritated gesture. Syn: annoyed, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2irritated — adj. 1) irritated at (irritated at being awakened so early) 2) irritated to + inf. (he was irritated to see her dancing with someone else) * * * irritated to + inf. (he was irritated to see her dancing with someone else) irritated at (irritated… …

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  • 3Irritated — Irritate Ir ri*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irritated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Irritating}.] [L. irritatus, p. p. of irritare. Of doubtful origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. To increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to… …

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  • 4irritated — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly …

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  • 5irritated — ir|ri|tat|ed [ˈırıteıtıd] adj 1.) feeling annoyed and impatient about something irritated about/at/with/by ▪ John was getting irritated by all her questions. see usage note ↑nervous 2.) painful and sore ▪ Her throat and eyes were irritated …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6irritated — adjective Date: 1595 subjected to irritation; especially roughened, reddened, or inflamed by an irritant < irritated eyes > …

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  • 7irritated — ir|ri|tat|ed [ ırı,teıtəd ] adjective 1. ) annoyed or impatient about something: I was beginning to get irritated at the long delay. 2. ) painful, red, or swollen …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8irritated — adjective 1 feeling annoyed and impatient about something (+ about/at/with/by): John was irritated by the necessity for polite conversation. 2 painful and sore …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9irritated — UK [ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪd] / US [ˈɪrɪˌteɪtəd] adjective 1) annoyed or impatient about something I was beginning to get irritated. 2) painful, red, or swollen …

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  • 10irritated — [ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪd] adj 1) annoyed or angry about something I was beginning to get irritated.[/ex] 2) painful or swollen …

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