Irritable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

easily irritated or annoyed

abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪɹɪɾəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪɹɪtəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪɹɪtəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪɹɪɾəbəl/.

Examples

an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fractious cranky tetchy peckish scratchy peevish excitable pettish nettlesome techy petulant testy

Parts of Speech

adjective	easily irritated or annoyed “an incorrigibly fractious young man”
adjective	abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
adjective	capable of responding to stimuli

Word Forms

crank	noun	a bad-tempered person
crankiness	noun	a fussy and eccentric disposition
fractiousness	noun	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
irritability	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
peevishness	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
pettishness	noun	a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
petulance	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
testiness	noun	feeling easily irritated
tetchiness	noun	feeling easily irritated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reizbar

leicht gereizt oder genervt

🇮🇹Italian

irritabile

facilmente irritabile o infastidito

🇳🇱Dutch

prikkelbaar

gemakkelijk geïrriteerd of geïrriteerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritável

facilmente irritado ou irritado

🇷🇺Russian

раздражительный

легко раздражается или раздражается

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिड़चिड़ा

आसानी से चिढ़ जाना या परेशान होना

🇧🇩Bengali

খিটখিটে

সহজেই বিরক্ত বা বিরক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிச்சலூட்டும்

எளிதில் எரிச்சல் அல்லது எரிச்சல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరాకు

సులభంగా చిరాకు లేదా చిరాకు

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडचिड

सहज चिडचिड किंवा नाराज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીડિયા

સરળતાથી ચિડાઈ જવું અથવા નારાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ

ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകോപിതൻ

എളുപ്പത്തിൽ പ്രകോപിതരാകുകയോ ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੜਚਿੜਾ

ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਚਿੜਚਿੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

چڑچڑا

آسانی سے چڑچڑا یا ناراض

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

烦躁的

容易被激怒或恼怒

🇯🇵Japanese

イライラする

簡単にイライラしたりイライラしたりする

🇰🇷Korean

민감한

쉽게 짜증을 내거나 짜증을 낸다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cáu kỉnh

dễ bị kích thích hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

หงุดหงิด

หงุดหงิดหรือรำคาญได้ง่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

rongseng

mudah tersinggung atau jengkel

🇵🇭Filipino

magagalitin

madaling mairita o mainis

🇲🇾Malay

mudah marah

mudah jengkel atau jengkel

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سريع الانفعال

منزعج أو منزعج بسهولة

🇮🇷Persian

تحریک پذیر

به راحتی تحریک می شود یا اذیت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

asabi

kolayca sinirlenir veya sinirlenir

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַצבָּנִי

מתעצבן או מתעצבן בקלות

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