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irritable

ir·ri·ta·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ir-i-tuh-buh l]
    • /ˈɪr ɪ tə bəl/
    • /ˈɪr.ɪ.tə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ir-i-tuh-buh l]
    • /ˈɪr ɪ tə bəl/

Definitions of irritable word

  • adjective irritable easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger. 1
  • adjective irritable Physiology, Biology. displaying irritability. 1
  • adjective irritable Pathology. susceptible to physical irritation. 1
  • adjective irritable Medicine/Medical. abnormally sensitive to a stimulus. 1
  • noun irritable Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or made angry. 1
  • adjective irritable person: bad tempered 1

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Origin of irritable

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Latin irrītābilis, equivalent to irrītā(re) to irritate + -bilis -ble

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Irritable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

irritable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

irritable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for irritable

adj irritable

  • contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
  • testy — irritably impatient; touchy.
  • resentful — full of or marked by resentment.
  • fractious — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
  • surly — churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.

adjective irritable

  • short-tempered — having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
  • ill-tempered — bad or irritable disposition.
  • tetchy — irritable; touchy.
  • crabby — Someone who is crabby is bad-tempered and unpleasant to people.
  • exasperated — Simple past tense and past participle of exasperate.

Antonyms for irritable

adj irritable

  • pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
  • cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
  • happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
  • nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.

adjective irritable

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