irritable

irritable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French irritable, from Latin irritabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪɹɪtəbl̩/

• Audio (RP)

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Adjective

irritable (comparative more irritable, superlative most irritable)

1. Capable of being irritated.
2. Easily exasperated or excited.

   an irritable old man

3. (medicine) Responsive to stimuli.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:irritable

Derived terms

• irritably
• irritability
• irritable bowel syndrome

Translations

capable of being irritated

Bulgarian: раздразнителен (bg) (razdraznitelen) Catalan: irritable (ca) Esperanto: incitebla, incitiĝema Finnish: ärtyvä (fi) French: irritable (fr) German: reizbar (de) Irish: greannaitheach Kabuverdianu: iradu Maori: āritarita, kiriweti, pukukino, ārita, amowheke, whanewhane, mānehenehe Norwegian: Bokmål: irritabel Nynorsk: irritabel Romanian: iritabil (ro) Russian: раздражи́тельный (ru) (razdražítelʹnyj) Scots: carnaptious Scottish Gaelic: crosta, gruamach, dranndanach Spanish: irritable (es) Turkish: hırçın (tr), huysuz (tr), aksi (tr)

easily exasperated or excited

Bulgarian: сприхав (bg) (sprihav) Catalan: irritable (ca) Finnish: ärtyisä (fi), kärttyisä (fi), kärttyinen (fi) French: irritable (fr) German: reizbar (de) Greek: Ancient: δύσκολος (dúskolos) Hebrew: רָגִיז‎ (he) m (ragíz) Hungarian: ingerlékeny (hu) Irish: drisíneach Kabuverdianu: iradu Latin: ācriculus, stomachōsus Maori: pukukino Plautdietsch: brumsch Russian: раздражительный (ru) (razdražitelʹnyj) Scottish Gaelic: crosta, gruamach Spanish: irritable (es) Turkish: hırçın (tr), huysuz (tr), aksi (tr) Ukrainian: дратівли́вий (drativlývyj) Zazaki: rıkın (diq) c

responsive to stimuli

Bulgarian: чувствителен (bg) (čuvstvitelen) Finnish: herkkä (fi), herkkänahkainen French: irritable (fr) German: reizbar (de) Tagalog: talusaling

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /i.riˈta.blə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /i.riˈta.ble/

Adjective

irritable (masculine and feminine plural irritables)

1. irritable

Related terms

• irritabilitat
• irritant
• irritar

Further reading

• “irritable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Danish

Adjective

irritable

1. definite of irritabel
2. plural of irritabel

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French

Adjective

irritable (plural irritables)

1. irritable

Related terms

• irritabilité
• irritant
• irriter

Further reading

• “irritable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

irritable

1. definite singular of irritabel
2. plural of irritabel

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

irritable

1. definite singular of irritabel
2. plural of irritabel

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irrītābilis. Cognate with English irritable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iriˈtable/ [i.riˈt̪a.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: i‧rri‧ta‧ble

Adjective

irritable (plural irritables)

1. irritable, cranky, testy, tetchy, prickly, snappy, snarky, irritated

Derived terms

• irritablemente
• síndrome del intestino irritable

Related terms

• irritabilidad
• irritante
• irritar

Further reading

• “irritable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014