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ɪ adjective
1.
easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.
2.
Physiology, Biology. displaying irritability.
3.
Pathology. susceptible to physical irritation.
4.
Medicine/Medical. abnormally sensitive to a stimulus.
Related forms
ir·ri·ta·ble·ness, noun
ir·ri·ta·bly, adverb
non·ir·ri·ta·ble, adjective
non·ir·ri·ta·ble·ness, noun
non·ir·ri·ta·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. snappish, petulant, resentful. Irritable, testy, touchy, irascible are adjectives meaning easily upset, offended, or angered. Irritable means easily annoyed or bothered, and it implies cross and snappish behavior: an irritable clerk, rude and hostile; Impatient and irritable, he was constantly complaining. Testy describes the same kind of behavior or response, particularly to minor annoyances: always on edge, testy and sharp in response; testy and petulant, resenting any interruption. Touchy emphasizes oversensitivity and readiness to take offense, even when none is intended: especially touchy about any reference to obesity. Irascible means habitually angry or easily aroused to anger: an irascible tyrant, roaring at employees for the slightest error.
1. snappish, petulant, resentful. Irritable, testy, touchy, irascible are adjectives meaning easily upset, offended, or angered. Irritable means easily annoyed or bothered, and it implies cross and snappish behavior: an irritable clerk, rude and hostile; Impatient and irritable, he was constantly complaining. Testy describes the same kind of behavior or response, particularly to minor annoyances: always on edge, testy and sharp in response; testy and petulant, resenting any interruption. Touchy emphasizes oversensitivity and readiness to take offense, even when none is intended: especially touchy about any reference to obesity. Irascible means habitually angry or easily aroused to anger: an irascible tyrant, roaring at employees for the slightest error.
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World English Dictionary
irritable (ˈɪrɪtəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | quickly irritated; easily annoyed; peevish |
| 2. | (of all living organisms) capable of responding to such stimuli as heat, light, and touch |
| 3. | pathol abnormally sensitive |
| irrita'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'irritableness | |
| —n | |
| 'irritably | |
| —adv | |
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Medical Dictionary
irritable ir·ri·ta·ble (ĭr'ĭ-tə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of reacting to a stimulus.
Abnormally sensitive to a stimulus.
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Example sentences
The thought of organized group activities makes me tired and irritable.
After some of the convulsive struggles of our irritable nature, he submitted himself, and repented in dust and ashes.
It does affect his behaviour as he cannot sleep and thus becomes irritable and unhappy.
The disorder is more common in people with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic pain.
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