Irascible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

quickly aroused to anger

characterized by anger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˈæsəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˈasəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˈasəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˈæsəbəl/.

Examples

a hotheaded commander
a choleric outburst
an irascible response

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quick-tempered choleric short-tempered hotheaded hot-tempered

Parts of Speech

adjective	quickly aroused to anger “a hotheaded commander”
adjective	characterized by anger “a choleric outburst”

Word Forms

choler	noun	a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
irascibility	noun	a feeling of resentful anger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

jähzornig

schnell in Wut geraten

🇮🇹Italian

irascibile

rapidamente suscitato rabbia

🇳🇱Dutch

opvliegend

snel tot woede ontwaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

irascível

rapidamente despertado para a raiva

🇷🇺Russian

вспыльчивый

быстро приходит в ярость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिड़चिड़ा

शीघ्र ही क्रोधित हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তেজিত

দ্রুত রাগ জাগানো

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனமான

சீக்கிரம் கோபம் வந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

కోపముగల

త్వరగా కోపాన్ని రేపింది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडखोर

पटकन राग आला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીડવું

ઝડપથી ગુસ્સો ઉત્તેજિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಡುಕುವ

ಬೇಗನೆ ಕೋಪವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെറുപ്പുള്ള

പെട്ടെന്ന് ദേഷ്യം വന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਾਊ

ਜਲਦੀ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜਗਾਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

غصہ کرنے والا

جلدی سے غصہ آ گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暴躁

很快就被激怒

🇯🇵Japanese

怒りっぽい

すぐに怒りを起こした

🇰🇷Korean

화를 잘 내는

금방 화를 낸다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dễ nóng nảy

nhanh chóng nổi giận

🇹🇭Thai

โกรธง่าย

ก็เกิดความโกรธขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

berang

dengan cepat menjadi marah

🇵🇭Filipino

magagalitin

mabilis na napukaw sa galit

🇲🇾Malay

pemarah

cepat timbul kemarahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غضوب

سرعان ما أثار الغضب

🇮🇷Persian

تحریک پذیر

به سرعت عصبانی شد

🇹🇷Turkish

çabuk öfkelenen

çabuk öfkelendi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַגזָן

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