IRRITABLE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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irritable

[ ir-i-tuh-buhl ]

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adjective

easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.
Synonyms: , ,
Physiology, Biology. displaying irritability.
Pathology. susceptible to physical irritation.
Medicine/Medical. abnormally sensitive to a stimulus.

irritable

/ 藞瑟谤瑟迟蓹产蓹濒 /

adjective

quickly irritated; easily annoyed; peevish
(of all living organisms) capable of responding to such stimuli as heat, light, and touch
pathol abnormally sensitive

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Derived Forms

藞颈谤谤颈迟补产濒测, adverb
藢颈谤谤颈迟补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
藞颈谤谤颈迟补产濒别苍别蝉蝉, noun

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

颈谤顎价颈路迟补路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
颈谤顎价颈路迟补路产濒测 adverb
苍辞苍路颈谤顎价颈路迟补路产濒别 adjective
non路颈谤顎价颈路迟补路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
non路颈谤顎价颈路迟补路产濒测 adverb
耻苍路颈谤顎价颈路迟补路产濒别 adjective
un路颈谤顎价颈路迟补路产濒测 adverb

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of irritable¹

First recorded in 1655鈥�65; from Latin 颈谤谤墨迟腻产颈濒颈蝉, equivalent to 颈谤谤墨迟腻(谤别) 鈥渢辞 irritate 鈥� + -bilis -ble

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Synonym Study

Irritable, testy, touchy, irascible are adjectives meaning easily upset, offended, or angered. Irritable means easily annoyed or bothered, and it implies cross and snappish behavior: an irritable clerk, rude and hostile; Impatient and irritable, he was constantly complaining. Testy describes the same kind of behavior or response, particularly to minor annoyances: always on edge, testy and sharp in response; testy and petulant, resenting any interruption. Touchy emphasizes oversensitivity and readiness to take offense, even when none is intended: especially touchy about any reference to obesity. Irascible means habitually angry or easily aroused to anger: an irascible tyrant, roaring at employees for the slightest error.

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Doctors first suspected she was perimenopause or had irritable bowel syndrome and tests found a mild infection, but no follow-ups were done.

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GPs will work more closely with specialists to access expert advice quickly for patients with conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, menopause symptoms and ear infections.

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"I found myself becoming irritable, isolated. Bad, bad moods. I was just in a dark place," he said.

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In general, the capacity to hold more granular emotions 鈥� like feeling anguished, frustrated or irritable instead of simply 鈥渁ngry鈥� 鈥� has been shown to have health benefits.

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Things "went from comedy to tragedy very quickly, as I went from being patient and well-meaning to irritable and disillusioned at times, if I was honest", he added.

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