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- [ir-i-tey-tid]
- /ˈɪr ɪˌteɪ tɪd/
- /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ir-i-tey-tid]
- /ˈɪr ɪˌteɪ tɪd/
Definitions of irritated word
- adjective irritated angered, provoked, or annoyed. 1
- adjective irritated inflamed or made raw, as a part of the body. 1
- verb with object irritated to excite to impatience or anger; annoy. 1
- verb with object irritated Physiology, Biology. to excite (a living system) to some characteristic action or function. 1
- verb with object irritated Pathology. to bring (a body part) to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition. 1
- verb without object irritated to cause irritation or become irritated. 1
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Origin of irritated
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; irritate + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Irritated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
irritated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
irritated usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for irritated
adj irritated
- troubled — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- disturbed — marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
- bothered — worried or concerned
- provoked — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
adjective irritated
- annoyed — If you are annoyed, you are fairly angry about something.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- exasperated — Simple past tense and past participle of exasperate.
- wound up — to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest.
- vexed — irritated; annoyed: vexed at the slow salesclerks.
Antonyms for irritated
adj irritated
- collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- untroubled — without trouble, discomfort, or disturbance: an easy, untroubled life; He was untroubled by daily setbacks.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
adjective irritated
- unperturbed — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
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