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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 irritated
 (a.)惱火的,生氣的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ir·ri·tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Irritated p. pr. & vb. n. Irritating ]
 1. To increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to stimulate.
    Cold maketh the spirits vigorous and irritateth them.   --Bacon.
 2. To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates his subjects.
 Dismiss the man, nor irritate the god:
 Prevent the rage of him who reigns above.   --Pope.
 3. Physiol. To produce irritation in; to stimulate; to cause to contract. See Irritation, n., 2.
 4. Med. To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage.
 Syn: -- To fret; inflame; excite; provoke; tease; vex; exasperate; anger; incense; enrage.
 Usage: -- To Irritate, Provoke, Exasperate. These words express different stages of excited or angry feeling. Irritate denotes an excitement of quick and slightly angry feeling which is only momentary; as, irritated by a hasty remark. To provoke implies the awakening of some open expression of decided anger; as, a provoking insult. Exasperate denotes a provoking of anger at something unendurable. Whatever comes across our feelings irritates; whatever excites anger provokes; whatever raises anger to a high point exasperates. “Susceptible and nervous people are most easily irritated; proud people are quickly provoked; hot and fiery people are soonest exasperated.”  --Crabb.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 irritated
      adj 1: feeling inflammation or other discomfort (especially in a
             part of the body)
      2: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture";
         "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about
         being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness";
         "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: annoyed,
          miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled,
          roiled, steamed, stunng]