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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
There are ear cut-outs so the cap fits comfortably, shaping your ear so there is no tension near that cumbersome area that often gets irritated.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
For a long time your political cartoons published in the editorial pages have irritated me.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Over-cleansing is one of the most common beginner mistakes and can leave skin irritated.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
There are ear cut-outs so the cap fits comfortably, shaping your ear so there is no tension near that cumbersome area that often gets irritated.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Knicks would beat the Magic, but Orlando’s physicality has irritated New York over the past two seasons.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
For a long time your political cartoons published in the editorial pages have irritated me.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritated
Adjective
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Still annoyed, weirdly offended, and slightly spiraling.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
6 Apr. 2026
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That would have been plenty, but a third section features Andrew Dismukes as an annoyed father refusing to listen to his 6-year-old son’s words.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Only Lanie bothered to help me sort through what my mother had left behind, sort my days.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Collins believes, or at least implies, that the more radical tradition is the one that never bothered negotiating with those institutions at all—that the real fearlessness is in the work that was never asking for a seat at the table.—
Geoff Bennett,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In addition to Crosby and Malkin, Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, Samuel Girard, Blake Lizotte, Connor Dewar and Parker Wotherspoon were scratched with Pittsburgh already locked into its playoff position.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was scratched shortly before the game because of back tightness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Woe be to the moony boyfriend or, in Nel’s case, exasperated girlfriend (Agata Trzebuchowska), left behind to dust off the ash.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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PepsiCo began cutting prices on value brands like Chester’s and Santitas last spring to win back exasperated customers.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Three people told the Washington Examiner that Scott had become paranoid that Lewandowski was spying on him through his work phone and had bugged his office.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Underwood went on The Bachelor as a straight man, made a connection with Randolph, broke up with her, bugged her car, and then was hit with a restraining order.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Here, fabrics are scraped, scratched, patched, bleached, ripped and painted to signify the passage of time.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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LinkedIn says Teamfluence distributed a browser extension that scraped LinkedIn user data in violation of the user agreement and that its LinkedIn accounts were suspended.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One of them, Amy, a blond child with limp ponytails and a thin dress that looks like it might have been stained, stands outside a porch door, her fists balled up, mouth open, angry or unhappy or both.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Adames looked more perturbed than angry, putting his hands on his hips before taking off his helmet and slowly walking to first base.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trump implemented a program offering migration and asylum to white Afrikaners who feel persecuted in South Africa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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For years, deportations could be indefinitely delayed if an immigrant successfully argued that they’d be tortured or persecuted if they were returned home.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Irritated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritated. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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