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irritated
" I'm kind of irritated by the Hollywood scene."
Pierce Brown

Meaning of "irritated" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF IRRITATED

ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRRITATED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irritated is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IRRITATED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Irritation

Irritation or exacerbation, in biology and physiology, is a state of inflammation or painful reaction to allergy or cell-lining damage. A stimulus or agent which induces the state of irritation is an irritant. Irritants are typically thought of as chemical agents but mechanical, thermal, and radiative stimuli can also be irritants. Irritation also has non-clinical usages referring to bothersome physical or psychological pain or discomfort. Irritation may also be induced by some allergic response due to exposure of some allergens for example contact dermatitis, irritation of mucousal membranes and pruritis.Mucosal membrane is most common site of irritation because it contains secretory glands that release mucous which attracts the allergens due to its sticky nature. Chronic irritation is a medical term signifying that afflictive health conditions have been present for a while. There are many disorders that can cause chronic irritation, the majority involves the skin, vagina, eyes and lungs.

Definition of irritated in the English dictionary

The definition of irritated in the dictionary is annoyed or angered. Other definition of irritated is excessively stimulated, resulting in inflammation, tenderness, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRRITATED

agitated · annotated · capitated · debilitated · devastated · digitated · disorientated · export-orientated · guttated · incapacitated · orientated · premeditated · sedigitated · stated · unannotated · understated · unmeditated · unpremeditated · unstated · vegetated

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRRITATED

irrigation system · irrigational · irrigative · irrigator · irriguous · irrision · irrisory · irritability · irritable · irritable bowel syndrome · irritableness · irritably · irritancy · irritant · irritate · irritating · irritatingly · irritation · irritative · irritator

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRRITATED

acetated · affiliated · animated · calculated · case stated · cristated · dedicated · estimated · illustrated · incorporated · integrated · isolated · located · lubricated · outdated · punctated · related · silver-plated · top-rated · updated

Synonyms and antonyms of irritated in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IRRITATED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «irritated» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «irritated» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF IRRITATED

Find out the translation of irritated to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of irritated from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irritated» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

恼火
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

irritada
570 millions of speakers
en

English

irritated
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

चिढ़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غضب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

раздражает
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

irritada
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিরক্ত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

irrité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Jengkel
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

gereizt
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

炎症を起こした
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

자극
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Jengkel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị kích thích
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எரிச்சலடைந்துவிடுகிறேன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चिडचिड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

tedirgin
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

irritato
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

podrażniona
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дратує
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

iritat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ερεθισμένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geïrriteerd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

irriterad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

irritert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irritated

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRITATED»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of irritated
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «irritated».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irritated

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10 QUOTES WITH «IRRITATED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word irritated.
1
GG Allin
My principal once told me that I was a penny waiting for change. But I suspect that I irritated him probably because I was making more money than he was.
2
Laurie Halse Anderson
Sometimes when I find myself very irritated about a topic, I know it's my next book.
3
Maria Bamford
People get really irritated by mental illness.
4
Eric Betzig
It always irritated me that people think they have to be locked into a career path.
5
Larry Bird
The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
6
Craig Brown
Often, I grow irritated before the first tile has been placed on the Scrabble board. This generally occurs when one of my opponents has insisted upon bringing a dictionary to the table, making it clear that he will be consulting it throughout the game.
7
Pierce Brown
I'm kind of irritated by the Hollywood scene.
8
A. S. Byatt
For a long time, I felt instinctively irritated - sometimes repelled - by scientific friends' automatic use of the word 'mechanism' for automatic bodily processes. A machine was man-made; it was not a sentient being; a man was not a machine.
9
Emanuel Celler
The studied, unquestioning pace of my family irritated me.
10
Paul Dano
I'd always been fascinated by people who allow themselves to be so rude and irritated and foul-mouthed and hostile, but usually you can sense there's something vulnerable beneath them - a shield they use to protect that vulnerable side. Finally, when they expose that soft spot, it's kind of touching.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRRITATED»

Discover the use of irritated in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irritated and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
30 Days to Taming Your Anger: How to Find Peace When ...
From Deborah Smith Pegues, popular author of 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue (more than 500,000 sold), comes an indispensable guide for overcoming anger and frustration.
Deborah Smith Pegues, 2013
2
Joyce's Iritis and the Irritated Text: The Dis-lexic Ulysses
This book is the first study to consider the undermining effects of Joyce's iritis on the text of Ulysses.
Roy K. Gottfried, 1995
3
The irritated oyster & other object lessons for children
Brief stories illustrated Christian values and principles.
Harvey Daniel Moore, Patsie S. Moore, 1976
4
Neuronflashing The Polemic:: Irritated with Humanity
In this collection of essays, Leonard Clark explores the philosophical, psychological, political, and cultural manifestations of these negative emotional states. Why are we all so paranoid, irritated and agitated?
Leonard L. Clark III, M.A.ED, M.S. PSY, 2012
5
Alcohol for the Irritated Women's Nerves: The Fight to Be a ...
A view, through rose colored glasses with a few cracks in the lenses, of a woman's struggle at home, work, and play. Funny, but poignant battles with the FBI, childhood cancer, and family, using a wink, a smile, and a frown.
Merry Frustration, 2002
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Anger Management For Dummies
As I cover in Chapter 2, these levels include Irritated: Ratings of 1 to 3 on a 10- point intensity scale. Other adjectives you can replace for irritated include annoyed, bothered, or fretted. Mad or angry: Ratings of 4 to 6 on a 10-point scale. You can ...
W. Doyle Gentry, 2011
7
It's Not Just Growing Pains: A Guide to Childhood Muscle, ...
If SLE causes the serosa to be irritated (presumably because of immune complexes deposited on it), the serosa will respond by releasing inflammatory cells and inflammatory chemicals into the abdomen. In mild cases this causes diffuse pain.
Thomas J. A. Lehman, 2004
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ADV EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
How hungry you are, how tired you are and even the mood you're in at the moment—whether you feel happy or irritated at the time of testing will affect how well you see. To understand the data we collect on you, then, we must be able to figure ...
Leonard Berkowitz, 1964
9
Dora Versus Picasso:
It left you feeling irritated without quite knowing exactly what it was you were irritated about. Which meant you were even irritated at feeling irritated...! Going back impatiently to the editorial, she groped absently in her large black-and-white  ...
Cecil Jenkins, 2014
10
Ouch Todays Irritated Humans A Problem S
Is it because it must be this way? Do we have to sit back and take all the negative things going on? I don't think so. The information in this book will explain how we can possibly do something about it.
Richard Stametz, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRRITATED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irritated is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Melbourne vs. Manchester City: Lessons Learned from Pre-Season …
... went, and for much of the first hour, despite dominating play, they would have been tremendously irritated to not find the net at least once. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
BBC Sport - Man Utd: David De Gea staying unless Ramos joins …
But the Old Trafford club, irritated at the idea Real can cherry-pick their best players, struck first, making two bids for Ramos - the most recent for ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
WNT Forward Sydney Leroux to Undergo Ankle Surgery - U.S. Soccer
Leroux has an accessory bone in her right ankle that has been causing pain over the last six months and began to get increasingly irritated ... «U.S. Soccer, Jul 15»
4
The Best Skincare for Sensitive Skin - TV3 Xposé
Completely sterile re-balancing, soothing and protective care for hypersensitive and irritated skin. Reduces skin reactivity and guarantees ... «TV3.ie, Jul 15»
5
Inquiry Focusing on Chattanooga Gunman's Trip to Jordan in 2014 …
They said his eyes were bloodshot, his speech was slurred, he was “unsteady on his feet,” and he had “irritated nostrils” and white powder ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
'Maari' review: The film is masala minus the entertainment - IBNLive
One is the irritated face and the other one is the smiling face. So, he is smiling whenever he has scored a point over Dhanush and he's irritated ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
7
Artists behind frequently defaced LGBT mural talk about being …
... people thinking about it and talking about this basic human right. So, although I'm irritated and sometimes upset by it, people are talking. «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
8
Protest Rallies Mark One Year Anniversary Of Eric Garner's Death …
His comments after a grand jury refused to indict Pantaleo irritated many cops. It boiled into anger after a man seeking revenge for the deaths of ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
9
School Bans Spicy Doritos 'Roulette' After Student Can't Breathe
“If the vocal cords are irritated by something like spicy food as it goes down, it can easily mimic asthma,” Hoyte says. “The cords can spasm and ... «Yahoo Health, Jul 15»
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Wide Awake: A Heavy Sleeper's Guide to Getting up in the Morning …
... Coach was irritated and sarcastically cut me down in front of everyone. I started crying in that way that you do when you're desperately trying ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
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