as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation
irritated viewers were bombarding the station with complaints about the game's delayed start
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as in bothered
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment
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Recent Examples of irritated
Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Djokovic, who will link up with new coach Andy Murray ahead of the Australian Open, appeared irritated by heavy and humid conditions in Brisbane, frequently staring at his hands in disbelief and blowing on them constantly between points in the tight parts of the first set.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
This is especially beneficial for people with dry or irritated skin around the eyes.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
One of the most prominent symptoms in infected farm workers has been red, irritated eyes.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The Italian was clearly irritated at a prematch press conference held around midday in the Spanish capital, as the fallout continues from the weekend's harrowing 5-2 loss to bitter rival FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Djokovic, who will link up with new coach Andy Murray ahead of the Australian Open, appeared irritated by heavy and humid conditions in Brisbane, frequently staring at his hands in disbelief and blowing on them constantly between points in the tight parts of the first set.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
This is especially beneficial for people with dry or irritated skin around the eyes.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
One of the most prominent symptoms in infected farm workers has been red, irritated eyes.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritated
Adjective
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Apologies for the rant all, but just annoyed at this again.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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So whatever people might be feeling when most annoyed, leaving is no small thing.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.—
John Archer,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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When Myers was 16 years old, Gilles Bouchard scratched his head with what to do with him.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Holding out hope for a big win, the woman bought a third ticket and scratched it in her car, according to the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The exasperated experts, right here, begin to fire off e-mails and D.M.s, tutting at the eminent philosopher’s obvious failures of sleep hygiene.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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In an August TikTok post, an exasperated Roan expounded on her increasingly uncomfortable fan encounters.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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However, Large Language Models have scraped most of the data that is easily available Expect 2025 to show increasing efforts to obtain data, whether these are business contracts to acquire data, labeling systems to curate yet-untapped data, deploying more sensors, and so on.—
Nisha Talagala,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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These models are trained on vast, unlicensed datasets scraped from internet and music platforms.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The return of Donald Trump is readily evident today with reporters once again waking up to an angry presidential social media post, this time over a moment that went viral.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump refused to accept Biden's victory in the 2020 election and his animosity toward Biden culminated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, during which mobs of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after Trump urged them to stop Congress from certifying Biden's electoral victory.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Notre Dame must either score on defense or special teams to pull off the upset or at least set up Leonard with a short field.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the courtside footage, the mom — who was holding one child’s hand and had another kid on her hip — becomes visibly upset, stepping forward and moving very close to the principal.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Nunley faces a murder charge in that case out of Parker County and had a previous conviction of aggravated assault, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, aggravated assaults rose 4%, gun assaults increased 5% and carjackings skyrocketed 25% during the same time period.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Irritated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritated. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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