irritated

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.

Thesaurus

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" annoyed, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, stung, steamed displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

---

irritated

adjective annoyed, cross, angry, bothered, put out, hacked (off) U.S. (slang) harassed, impatient, ruffled, exasperated, irritable, nettled, vexed, displeased, flustered, peeved (informal) piqued, out of humour, tooshie Austral. (slang) hoha N.Z.