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irritated

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ir·ri·tate  (r-tt)
v. ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates
v.tr.
1. To rouse to impatience or anger; annoy: a loud bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy.
2. To chafe or inflame.
3. Physiology To cause physiological activity or response in (an organ or tissue), as by application of a stimulus.
v.intr.
To be a cause of impatience or anger.

[Latin irrtre, irrtt-.]

irri·tating·ly adv.
irri·tator n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.irritated - aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

irritated
adjective annoyed, cross, angry, bothered, put out, hacked (off) (U.S. slang), pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. taboo slang), harassed, impatient, ruffled, exasperated, irritable, nettled, vexed, pissed off (taboo slang), displeased, flustered, peeved (informal), piqued, out of humour Not surprisingly, her teacher is getting irritated with her.
Translations
irritated [ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd] adjirrité(e)
to get irritated with sth → s'irriter de qch
to get irritated with sb → s'irriter contre qn
Not surprisingly, her teacher is getting irritated with her → Son professeur s'irrite contre elle et ce n'est pas étonnant.


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The Serpent, irritated at the escape of his prey, injected his poison into the drinking horn of the countryman.
I made him no answer on the subject, for he is a man all too easily irritated.
I am by no means such a mirthful person as you imagine, or as you may imagine; however, irritated by all this babble (and I feel that you are irritated) you think fit to ask me who I am--then my answer is, I am a collegiate assessor.
 
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