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irritableeasily annoyed or made angry; showing impatience or bad temper

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: easily annoyed or made angry; showing impatience or bad temper

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪrɪtəbl/

Korean meaning: 쉽게 짜증나거나 화나는, 성급하고 신경질적인

Korean pronunciation: **이**리터블

Example Sentences

  • My boss is particularly irritable on Monday mornings.
  • The lack of coffee made him so irritable that even his own shadow annoyed him.
  • Children often become irritable when they're tired.

irritable

ADJECTIVE

//ˈɪrɪtəbl//

easily annoyed or made angry; showing impatience or bad temper

irritable concept
💡 Concept

easily annoyed or made angry; showing impatience or bad temper

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irritable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Being irritable becomes heritable, but change is meritable!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɪrɪtəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɪrɪtəbl/

🌳Etymology

Rootirrit
Suffix--able

Origin

라틴어 'irritabilis'에서 유래했습니다. 원래 의학 용어로 '자극에 반응하는'이라는 뜻이었지만, 점차 '쉽게 화내는'이라는 감정적 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

heritableinheritablemeritable
heritable
inheritable
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📝Examples

My boss is particularly irritable on Monday mornings.

😄 Fun example

The lack of coffee made him so irritable that even his own shadow annoyed him.

Children often become irritable when they're tired.

😄 Fun example

She was so irritable during the diet that she snapped at a cheerful squirrel in the park.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

crankygrumpytouchyshort-temperedtesty

Antonyms

calmpatientgood-natured

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