Riled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaɪld/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɪld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɪld/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈaɪld/.

Examples

Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
made an irritated gesture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roiled nark rag annoy chafe peeved devil roil irritate gravel get at nettle stung annoyed pissed off irritated get to bother vex miffed rile steamed pissed nettled

Parts of Speech

verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”
verb	make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
adjective	aroused to impatience or anger “made an irritated gesture”

Word Forms

annoyer	noun	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
annoyance	noun	the act of troubling or annoying someone
botheration	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
bother	noun	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
irritation	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
irritant	noun	something that causes irritation and annoyance
vexation	noun	the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
vexer	noun	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
devilment	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
deviltry	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
devilry	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verärgert

Ärger verursachen; stören, insbesondere durch geringfügige Reizungen

🇫🇷French

énervé

causer de la gêne; déranger, notamment par des irritations mineures

🇪🇸Spanish

irritado

causar molestia en; molestar, especialmente por irritaciones menores

🇮🇹Italian

irritato

causare fastidio; disturbare, soprattutto con irritazioni minori

🇳🇱Dutch

boos

ergernis veroorzaken; verstoren, vooral door kleine irritaties

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritado

causar aborrecimento; perturbar, especialmente por pequenas irritações

🇷🇺Russian

разозлил

вызывать раздражение; беспокоить, особенно незначительными раздражениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उखड़

में झुंझलाहट पैदा करना; परेशान करना, विशेषकर छोटी-मोटी परेशानियों से

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তেজিত

বিরক্তি সৃষ্টি করা; বিরক্ত, বিশেষ করে ছোটখাট জ্বালা দ্বারা

🇮🇳Tamil

கொந்தளித்தது

உள்ள எரிச்சலை ஏற்படுத்தும்; தொந்தரவு, குறிப்பாக சிறு எரிச்சல்களால்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉలిక్కిపడ్డాడు

లో చికాకు కలిగించు; ముఖ్యంగా చిన్న చికాకుల వల్ల భంగం కలుగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडले

मध्ये चीड आणणे; विशेषत: किरकोळ चिडचिड करून त्रास द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રોધિત

માં હેરાનગતિનું કારણ બને છે; ખલેલ પહોંચાડો, ખાસ કરીને નાની બળતરા દ્વારા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆರಳಿದ

ರಲ್ಲಿ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ; ತೊಂದರೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಗಳಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്രോശിച്ചു

ശല്യം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക; ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ചെറിയ പ്രകോപനങ്ങളാൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਿਝਿਆ

ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਜਲਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناراض

میں جھنجھلاہٹ کا سبب بننا؛ پریشان کرنا، خاص طور پر معمولی جلن سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

激怒了

引起烦恼；打扰，尤其是轻微的刺激

🇯🇵Japanese

激怒した

迷惑を引き起こす。特に軽微な刺激によって気分を乱す

🇰🇷Korean

분노한

짜증나게 하다; 특히 사소한 자극으로 인해 방해를 받습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nổi giận

gây khó chịu trong; làm phiền, đặc biệt là bởi những kích thích nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

โกรธ

ก่อความรำคาญใน; รบกวน โดยเฉพาะการระคายเคืองเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

gusar

menyebabkan gangguan pada; mengganggu, terutama karena iritasi ringan

🇵🇭Filipino

galit na galit

magdulot ng inis sa; abala, lalo na sa pamamagitan ng menor de edad irritations

🇲🇾Malay

geram

menyebabkan kegusaran dalam; mengganggu, terutamanya oleh kerengsaan kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غاضب

تسبب الانزعاج في؛ إزعاج، وخاصة من خلال تهيج طفيف

🇮🇷Persian

عصبانی

باعث آزار در; مزاحم، به ویژه در اثر تحریکات جزئی

🇹🇷Turkish

kızdırılmış

rahatsızlığa neden olmak; özellikle küçük tahrişlerden dolayı rahatsız etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נסער

לגרום למטרד ב; להפריע, במיוחד על ידי גירויים קלים

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