'Irritated' definitions:
Definition of 'irritated'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung]
Definition of 'Irritated'
From: GCIDE
- Irritate \Ir"ri*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Irritated; p. pr. & vb. n. Irritating.] [L. irritatus, p. p. of irritare. Of doubtful origin.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to stimulate. [1913 Webster]
- Cold maketh the spirits vigorous and irritateth them. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates his subjects. [1913 Webster]
- Dismiss the man, nor irritate the god: Prevent the rage of him who reigns above. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Physiol.) To produce irritation in; to stimulate; to cause to contract. See Irritation, n., 2. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Med.) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage.
- Syn: To fret; inflame; excite; provoke; tease; vex; exasperate; anger; incense; enrage.
- Usage: To Irritate, Provoke, Exasperate. These words express different stages of excited or angry feeling. Irritate denotes an excitement of quick and slightly angry feeling which is only momentary; as, irritated by a hasty remark. To provoke implies the awakening of some open expression of decided anger; as, a provoking insult. Exasperate denotes a provoking of anger at something unendurable. Whatever comes across our feelings irritates; whatever excites anger provokes; whatever raises anger to a high point exasperates. "Susceptible and nervous people are most easily irritated; proud people are quickly provoked; hot and fiery people are soonest exasperated." --Crabb. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'irritated'
From: GCIDE
- irritated \irritated\ adj. aroused to impatience or anger; as, made an irritated gesture.
- Syn: annoyed, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'irritated'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravated,
- algetic,
- amplified,
- angry,
- annoyed,
- augmented,
- bothered,
- broken,
- browned-off,
- bugged,
- burned,
- burning,
- burnt-up,
- burst,
- busted,
- chafed,
- checked,
- chipped,
- cracked,
- crazed,
- cut,
- damaged,
- deliberately provoked,
- deteriorated,
- disturbed,
- embittered,
- enhanced,
- enlarged,
- exacerbated,
- exasperated,
- festering,
- fiery,
- galled,
- griped,
- harmed,
- heated up,
- heightened,
- hotted up,
- huffy,
- hurt,
- impaired,
- imperfect,
- in bits,
- in pieces,
- in shards,
- increased,
- inflamed,
- injured,
- intensified,
- irked,
- lacerated,
- magnified,
- mangled,
- miffed,
- mutilated,
- nettled,
- peeved,
- piqued,
- provoked,
- put-out,
- rankling,
- raw,
- red,
- rent,
- resentful,
- riled,
- roiled,
- ruffled,
- ruptured,
- scalded,
- scorched,
- sensitive,
- shattered,
- slashed,
- slit,
- smarting,
- smashed,
- sore,
- soured,
- split,
- sprung,
- tender,
- the worse for,
- tingling,
- torn,
- troubled,
- vexed,
- weakened,
- worse,
- worse off,
- worsened
Words containing 'Irritated'
- Irritability,
- Irritable,
- Irritableness,
- Irritably,
- Irritancy,
- Irritant,
- Irritate,
- Irritating,
- Irritation,
- Irritative,
- irritatingly,
- Counter irritant,
- Counter irritation,
- Pure irritant,
- chemical irritant,
- irritable bowel syndrome,
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