Standard Lemma guide

irritated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪɹɪteɪtɪd/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈɪɹɪtɛjtɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /ˈɪɾɪtetɪd/
  • Wales: /ˈɪɾɪteːtɪd/ without the pane–pain merger
  • Australian: /ˈɪɹɪtæɪtɪd/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈəɹətæɪtəd/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 R AH0 T EY2 T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Experiencing a feeling of irritation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She felt irritated by the constant noise.
  • His irritated tone made the situation worse.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Inflamed and painful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • irritated skin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of irritate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

aroused to impatience or anger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: annoyed, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 愤怒 (fènnù) — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恼怒 (nǎonù) — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • Danish: irriteret — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • French: énervé — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • French: irrité — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • German: gereizt — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • German: genervt — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • Irish: múisiamach — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • Māori: toī — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • Portuguese: irritado — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • Romanian: iritat — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • Russian: раздражённый (razdražónnyj) — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • Thai: หงุดหงิด (ngùt-ngìt) — experiencing a feeling of irritation
  • Ukrainian: роздрато́ваний (rozdratóvanyj) — experiencing a feeling of irritation
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