irritated
Americanadjective
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angered, provoked, or annoyed.
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inflamed or made raw, as a part of the body.
Other Word Forms
- irritatedly adverb
- unirritated adjective
Etymology
Origin of irritated
Example Sentences
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A mix of carrot, stick and then acting something like an irritated parent.
From BBC
The move irritated some members of the Black Panther organisation, who in the 1960s had used the term to describe an alliance between activists groups in Chicago.
From BBC
We're all talking about it, it's generating masses of viral content, and all the fans we spoke to said they'd still be watching the film - no matter how irritated they were by its press campaign.
From BBC
He grows irritated when I ask who he has in mind.
He blinked furiously, trying to wash the dirt away but his eye felt scratchy and irritated.
From Literature
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