irritated
angered, provoked, or annoyed.
inflamed or made raw, as a part of the body.
Origin of irritated
1Other words from irritated
- ir·ri·tat·ed·ly, adverb
- un·ir·ri·tat·ed, adjective
Words Nearby irritated
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How to use irritated in a sentence
He says that though Brown’s scalp is extremely irritated from the extensive use of chemicals, she has retained some of her hair.
Tessica Brown Successfully Removes Gorilla Glue Via Surgery | Jasmine Grant | February 11, 2021 | Essence.comStay calm and polite It’s natural to feel startled, nervous and irritated when a uniformed stranger questions your family relationships — especially before or after a lengthy overseas trip.
If you’re a solo parent traveling internationally with your kids, be ready for this question | Gina Rich | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostI try my best not to take this out on anyone else, and I can often talk myself down after the fact, but I really wish I could not get irritated in the first place.
Carolyn Hax: The little things you can do to avoid irritation | Carolyn Hax | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostDuring the hearing, Callaway grew increasingly irritated at what he viewed as the federal government’s failure to help the clearly struggling hospitals.
How the CARES Act Forgot America’s Most Vulnerable Hospitals | by Brianna Bailey, The Frontier | January 26, 2021 | ProPublicaPlaying in a mask initially “irritated” BU’s Jonas Harper, he said, but he adjusted, helped by the Terriers having practiced with them since September.
With both teams in masks, Boston University and Holy Cross adjust to the circumstances | Glynn A. Hill | January 6, 2021 | Washington Post
Third parties in turn quibbled with his accounts, and he was irritated, but not overly so.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 | Vicky Ward | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTirritated members of Congress say that the authorization of the train-and-equip mission is merely about optics.
U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS | Tim Mak | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer push for public hearings on Packwood irritated her Democratic male colleagues along with the Republicans.
And Now Mitch McConnell Is the ‘Pro-Woman’ Candidate! | Eleanor Clift | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe fact that most audiences end up feeling some degree of sympathy for Mother Courage irritated Brecht to no end.
“We could kill ourselves,” concludes an irritated member of the crew.
The fighting section of the Filipinos was intensely irritated at not having been allowed to enter and sack the capital.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanEthel's mind was in too irritated and tumultuous a state for her to derive her usual solace from Cube Root.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeEthel thought it useless, and was teased by it; and though her answers were chiefly correct, they were given in an irritated tone.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeEven the paradoxes he indulged in, which sometimes irritated and sometimes amused us, bore the stamp of genius and thought.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyPoor unfortunates, how irritated and nervous they are growing as their trial day draws near!
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
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