What is the meaning of irritated?

verb

  • Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
    • usage: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
  • Excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame.
    • usage: "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
  • Excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus.
    • usage: "irritate the glands of a leaf"

adjective

  • Aroused to impatience or anger.
    • usage: "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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Irritated. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/irritated/definitions/1176963
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