as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation
irritated viewers were bombarding the station with complaints about the game's delayed start
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as in bothered
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment
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Recent Examples of irritated
Larry Stansbury, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
His skin was irritated and his ears had mites.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Yeah, Silver’s comments really irritated me.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Scrubs can be used every two to three weeks, though people with dry or irritated scalps should proceed with caution.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
His skin was irritated and his ears had mites.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
And the web designer from South Dakota certainly must have irritated her former final two ally Vince Panaro on her way out of the Big Brother house.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Yeah, Silver’s comments really irritated me.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritated
Adjective
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This annoyed Potter, who felt holding talks in such a public place was an amateurish move.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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God, annoyed, confuses their languages and disperses them, ending the construction.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Bob Say, owner of Los Angeles’ Freakbeat Records, for one, isn’t all that bothered.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The clutter bothered Counsell during his first year on the job.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The lucky ticket scratched by Hawkins was for the $100,000 Extreme Cash game, according to lottery officials.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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With the envelope rule enforced, the match was scratched and the scoreboard adjusted to 12–5.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Following his role as Kat, Joey and Patrick's exasperated English teacher, Daryl Mitchell went on to play Leo Michaels on Veronica's Closet until 2000.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even his mistake for Damsgaard’s opener brought more of a stunned silence than exasperated groans or impulsive anger from the locals.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Power gains are bugged to be too low for a new power grind that no one wants to do anyway.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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His not winning it was considered a failure, and that bugged him.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ricci scraped together a $27,000 loan, but still came up $500 short.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Cindric scraped the outside wall on his qualifying lap and will start 26th.—
Reid Spencer,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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An angry cowboy named Jake once slammed a guest’s door and locked it.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This Committee was initially created during the McCarthy Era, a dark time when the federal government repressed and persecuted American citizens for their political beliefs.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Leatherface attacks, but the real villains turn out to be the townsfolk who persecuted the Sawyers after the original massacre.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Irritated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritated. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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