Irritated person: meaning, definitions and examples

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irritated person

 

[ ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪ.tɪd ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

feeling

A person who is annoyed, angry, or frustrated due to a particular situation or person. Irritated persons often display signs of impatience, agitation, or annoyance.

Synonyms

angry, annoyed, frustrated, impatient.

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Word Description / Examples
annoyed

Appropriate when someone is slightly upset or bothered by a minor inconvenience or repeated nuisance.

  • She felt annoyed by the constant noise from the construction work next door
angry

Used when someone feels strong displeasure or hostility due to a situation or person's actions. It often involves a high level of emotion.

  • He was angry when he found out someone had taken his parking spot
frustrated

Best used when someone feels upset or helpless due to being unable to achieve a goal or being blocked by obstacles.

  • He felt frustrated after trying to assemble the furniture for hours without success
impatient

Used when someone is feeling restless or unable to wait calmly for something to happen, often due to eagerness or annoyance.

  • She was growing impatient as she waited for the delayed text message

Examples of usage

  • He was clearly an irritated person, as he kept sighing and rolling his eyes.
  • The irritated person stormed out of the room after being ignored for the third time.
  • I could tell she was an irritated person by the way she snapped at everyone around her.

Translations

Translations of the word "irritated person" in other languages:

🇵🇹 pessoa irritada

🇮🇳 चिड़चिड़ा व्यक्ति

🇩🇪 gereizte Person

🇮🇩 orang yang kesal

🇺🇦 роздратована людина

🇵🇱 osoba zirytowana

🇯🇵 苛立った人 (iradatta hito)

🇫🇷 personne irritée

🇪🇸 persona irritada

🇹🇷 sinirli kişi

🇰🇷 짜증난 사람 (jjajeungnan saram)

🇸🇦 شخص منزعج

🇨🇿 rozčílená osoba

🇸🇰 podráždená osoba

🇨🇳 恼怒的人 (nǎonù de rén)

🇸🇮 razdražena oseba

🇮🇸 pirruð manneskja

🇰🇿 ашулы адам

🇬🇪 გაღიზიანებული ადამიანი (gagizianebuli adamiani)

🇦🇿 əsəbi insan

🇲🇽 persona irritada

Etymology

The word 'irritated' originated from the Latin word 'irritatus', which means 'provoked' or 'agitated'. Over time, the term evolved to describe individuals who are annoyed or frustrated. The concept of irritation has been present in human behavior for centuries, reflecting the universal experience of feeling provoked or agitated by external factors.