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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
irritated
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Her skin looked really irritated.
▪ Margot gets irritated if people leave dirty dishes in the sink.
▪ Paul's was irritated with the children because he was tired.
▪ The teacher was clearly irritated at having his class interrupted.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But sometimes the sciatic nerve can become irritated by a lack of blood supply.
▪ For a moment Bill is irritated.
▪ Mr Venables was overseeing the bran-bin, frowning Like an irritated camel.
▪ Teachers get irritated, of course they do, their elaborate and expensive training courses not withstanding.
▪ There are expectant miaows when tin-opener noises are detected and irritated miaows when some fixed routine has been disregarded.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
irritated

irritated \irritated\ adj. aroused to impatience or anger; as, made an irritated gesture.

Syn: annoyed, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.

Wiktionary
irritated

  1. 1 Experiencing a feeling of irritation. 2 (context pathology English) inflamed and painful. v

  2. (en-past of: irritate)

WordNet
irritated

  1. adj. feeling inflammation or other discomfort (especially in a part of the body)

  2. aroused to impatience or anger; "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" [syn: annoyed, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stunng]

Usage examples of "irritated".

Under irritated prompting from Rogitel, Ken repeated the story that Todd and Hrriss had told him two weeks before.

The gesture with which the irritated technician directed her onto the platform showed that he would be very glad indeed to get rid of her.

There was the slightest edge of smug superiority about Greene's manner that irritated Todd.

Nor should he appear irritated that it had taken Federation such an unconscionably long time to dispatch an Investigator.

It had irritated her, or perhaps Rianav, to see Aygar held at stun-range.

Our scientists found that trace elements were present in the dust that they were bringing in on their atmosphere suits that irritated the connective tissue, caused fever and swelling, and eventually, death.

This time the captain's response was clearly irritated, a quick flip of the hand for silence.

He was perversely irritated that she had seen him lose control, and at the same time that she had left him to find his own way back to his stateroom.

She'd been irritated enough when she thought Varian was attracted to the young Ire tan, Aygar.

They firmly believed that the Saxons wouldn't come if no one irritated them.

Then he ran both hands through the crisp blond curls that delighted women and irritated him.

The girl had abandoned herself to grief and suddenly Helva was immeasurably irritated with this immolation in self-pity.

Startled, she gazed out into an empty cabin, irritated that Chief Railly dared leave her unprotected.

Such treatment irritated her and it must infuriate Amos beyond endurance, since he was born noble among a ceremonious people.

It also irritated her that she was taking pains to avoid him, not an easy thing to do on a ship this size.