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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesirritable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: irritable
"Il est souvent irritable après une longue journée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Easily annoyed or angered.
"After a long day at work, he became irritable and snapped at his friends." - 2
Sensitive to stimuli; responsive to external factors.
"The irritable skin condition required special care and attention."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'irritable' originates from the Latin 'irritabilis', meaning 'that can be provoked', which is derived from 'irritare', meaning 'to provoke'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to describe a state of being easily provoked to anger or annoyance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Irritable" is said worldwide
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irritable
Transliteration: irritable
"Il est souvent irritable après une longue journée."
reizbar
Transliteration: reizbar
"Nach dem Stress wird sie reizbar."
irritabile
Transliteration: irritabile
"Diventa irritabile quando è stanco."
irritable
Transliteration: irritable
"Se pone irritable cuando no duerme bien."
irritável
Transliteration: irritável
"Ele fica irritável quando está cansado."
चिड़चिड़ा
Transliteration: chidhchidhā
"वह थकावट के कारण चिड़चिड़ा हो गया।"
易怒的
Transliteration: yì nù de
"他在疲惫时变得易怒。"
짜증나는
Transliteration: jjajeungnaneun
"피곤할 때 그는 짜증나는 경향이 있다."
イライラする
Transliteration: iraira suru
"疲れているとき、彼はイライラする。"
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