Definition
Feeling annoyed or slightly angry about something bothersome. It represents a mild to moderate level of anger or frustration.
Etymology
From Latin 'irritatus', meaning 'excited' or 'provoked'. Originally used in medical contexts to describe physical inflammation before extending to emotional states in the 16th century.
Kelly Says
Irritation is actually your brain's early warning system for boundary violations! It's evolutionarily designed to alert us when something needs attention before it escalates to full anger.
Translations
CACatalà
irritat
/i.rriˈtat/
CSČeština
rozmrzelý
/rozmr̩.zɛ.liː/
DADansk
irriteret
/iʁiˈtɛʁət/
DEDeutsch
verärgert
/fɛʁˈʔɛʁɡɐt/
ELΕλληνικά
εξεγερμένος
e.kse.ɣerˈme.nos
ESEspañol
irritado
iˈri.t̪a.ðo
FISuomi
ärsyyntynyt
/ær.sːyːntːy.nyt/
FRFrançais
irrité
/i.ʁi.te/
IDBahasa Indonesia
tersinggung
/tər.sɪŋ.gʊŋ/
IGIG
na-egbu egbu
/na.eɡ.bu eɡ.bu/
ITItaliano
irritato
/i.rriˈtaːto/
MSBahasa Melayu
terganggu
/tər.ɡaŋ.ɡu/
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်မရှိ
sait ma shi
NLNederlands
geïrriteerd
/ɣeɪr.i.tərd/
NONorsk
irritert
/iˈrɪtɛrt/
PLPolski
zirytowany
/ʐɨ.rɨ.tɔˈva.nɨ/
PTPortuguês
irritado
/i.ʁiˈtadu/
RORomână
irritat
/i.rriˈtat/
RUРусский
раздражённый
razdraʐʲɔnˈnɨj
SVSvenska
irriterad
/i.rɪˈteː.rad/
SWKiswahili
chokoza
/tʃo.ko.za/
TEతెలుగు
ఇర్రిటేటెడ్
irriṭēṭeḍ
TRTürkçe
sinirli
/si.niɾˈli/
UKУкраїнська
роздражнений
rozdraʒnennyj
VITiếng Việt
bực tức
bực tụng
ZUZU
ngikhathazekile
/ŋi.kʰa.θa.zɛ.ki.le/