irritated

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US, UK/ˈɪɹɪteɪtɪd/British, Southern, Standard/ˈɪɹɪtɛjtɪd/Scotland/ˈɪɾɪtetɪd/Wales/ˈɪɾɪteːtɪd/

adjective

Experiencing a feeling of irritation.

“irritated skin”

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of irritate
adjectiveirritated (comparative more irritated, superlative most irritated)

comparative more irritated · superlative most irritated

  1. Experiencing a feeling of irritation.

    She felt irritated by the constant noise.

    1 more example

    His irritated tone made the situation worse.

    Synonyms: annoyed

  2. medicineInflamed and painful.

    irritated skin

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExperiencing a feeling of irritation.

Similar
annoyed

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivearoused to impatience or anger

Similar
annoyedmiffednettledpeevedpissedpissed offriledroiledsteamedstungdispleased
Also see
angryannoyedarousedbotheredcrossdispleasedirkedmiffednettledpeevedpiquedpissedpissed offpissyrattyshittysoresteamedtiredweary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 愤怒, 恼怒
  • 愤怒 (fènnù)experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • 恼怒 (nǎonù)experiencing a feeling of irritation
Czech podrážděný, naštvaný
  • podrážděnýexperiencing a feeling of irritation
  • naštvanýexperiencing a feeling of irritation
  • dopálenýexperiencing a feeling of irritation
  • podrážděnýinflamed and painful
Danish irriteret
  • irriteretexperiencing a feeling of irritation
Dutch geïrriteerd, geïrriteerd
  • geïrriteerdexperiencing a feeling of irritation
  • geïrriteerdinflamed and painful
Esperanto iritita, agacita
  • irititaexperiencing a feeling of irritation
  • agacitaexperiencing a feeling of irritation
  • koleretaexperiencing a feeling of irritation
  • irititainflamed and painful
  • inflamainflamed and painful
French énervé, irrité
  • énervéexperiencing a feeling of irritation
  • irritéexperiencing a feeling of irritation
German gereizt, genervt
  • gereiztexperiencing a feeling of irritation
  • genervtexperiencing a feeling of irritation
Irish múisiamach
  • múisiamachexperiencing a feeling of irritation
Japanese イライラした, 炎症を起こした
  • イライラした (iraira shita)experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • 炎症を起こした (enshō o okoshita)inflamed and painful
  • ヒリヒリしている (hirihiri shite iru)inflamed and painful
  • イライラした (iraira shita)inflamed and painful
Māori toī
  • toīexperiencing a feeling of irritation
Portuguese irritado
  • irritadoexperiencing a feeling of irritation
Romanian iritat
  • iritatexperiencing a feeling of irritation
Russian раздражённый
  • раздражённый (razdražónnyj)experiencing a feeling of irritation
Spanish irritado
  • irritadoexperiencing a feeling of irritation
Thai หงุดหงิด
  • หงุดหงิด (ngùt-ngìt)experiencing a feeling of irritation
Ukrainian роздрато́ваний
  • роздрато́ваний (rozdratóvanyj)experiencing a feeling of irritation
Cite this entry
APA

irritated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irritated

MLA

“irritated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irritated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irritated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irritated.

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