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What is another word for irritated?

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Adjective

Experiencing a feeling of anger or annoyance

Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

Having or causing a tingling or itching sensation

Past tense for to make (someone) annoyed or a little angry

Past tense for to cause inflammation to (one's skin)

Past tense for to aggravate, especially a wound

Past tense for to make sore by rubbing against

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Adjective

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Experiencing a feeling of anger or annoyance

ill-humored^US

as cross as two sticks

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

with all guns blazing

with a chip on your shoulder

beside yourself with rage

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

fed up to the back teeth

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

carrying a chip on your shoulder

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

have had a basinful of

up to here

strained

have had it up to here with

have had something up to here

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

humourless^UK

humorless^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

sombre^UK

somber^US

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

gray^US

grey^UK

having a fit of the sulks

have chip on shoulder

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“I am still royally irritated by the elimination of his character in favor of this macho posturer.”

Adjective

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Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

feeling uncomfortable

playing up

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

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Adjective

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Having or causing a tingling or itching sensation

Verb

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Past tense for to make (someone) annoyed or a little angry

antagonised^UK

antagonized^US

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

driven to distraction

gotten on one's nerves

rubbed up the wrong way

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

gotten your hackles up

driven round the bend

got across

gotten across

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

got on your wick

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

gave someone the hump

given someone the hump

rubbed you up the wrong way

drove round the twist

driven round the twist

given someone the pip

raised your hackles

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“Their loud voices were beginning to irritate me, and I could feel my headache sharpen.”

Verb

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Past tense for to cause inflammation to (one's skin)

sensitised^UK

sensitized^US

“Air that is too dry can irritate the lining of your nose, throat, and sinuses.”

Verb

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Past tense for to aggravate, especially a wound

“Antiseptics may actually irritate the wound or cause an allergic reaction.”

Verb

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Past tense for to make sore by rubbing against

“Years ago, nuns would wear rough clothes, and the fabric would irritate their skins.”

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