irritable
/ˈɪrɪtəbl/adjective
उच्चारण इरिटबल
चिड़चिड़ा, जल्दी चिढ़ने वाला, तुनकमिज़ाज
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becoming annoyed very easily
चिड़चिड़ा, जल्दी चिढ़ने वाला, तुनकमिज़ाज
- Lack of sleep makes him irritable in the mornings.
- an irritable old clerk who snapped at every question
- Hunger makes my brother irritable.
+ 2 more examples
- The heat left everyone tired and irritable by the afternoon.
- She felt irritable after a night of broken sleep.
Synonyms bad-tempered touchy grumpy testy short-tempered
Opposite good-natured cheerful easygoing placid
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
be irritable
Irritable follows be and describes a person who gets annoyed easily.
'Irritable' be के बाद आता है और उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जो आसानी से चिढ़ जाता है।
- Radhika gets irritable when she is hungry.
- The patient was tired and irritable.
irritable with sb
Use with for the person who gets the bad temper.
जिस व्यक्ति पर चिड़चिड़ापन निकले, उसके लिए 'with' आता है।
- He was irritable with the children all evening.
irritable + noun
It can also go before a noun, as in irritable mood.
यह noun से पहले भी आ सकता है, जैसे irritable mood।
- She was in an irritable mood after the journey.
get / become irritable
Use get or become for a change in mood.
मनोदशा में बदलाव के लिए get या become आता है।
- People become irritable in the summer heat.
irritable bowel / irritable skin
In medicine, it describes organs that react strongly, such as irritable bowel.
चिकित्सा में यह उन अंगों का वर्णन करता है जो तीव्र प्रतिक्रिया देते हैं, जैसे irritable bowel।
- He suffers from irritable bowel syndrome.
+Collocations 5
adverb + irritable
veryextremelyrathereasilyincreasingly
- My father is rather irritable in the morning.
irritable + noun
moodtemperchildvoicebaby
- The irritable baby cried all night.
get / become + irritable
getbecomegrowfeelturn
- Students grow irritable before exams.
irritable + with
with the staffwith friendswith her sonwith everyone
- He is irritable with everyone when he is tired.
irritable because
because of heatbecause of hungerbecause of lack of sleepbecause of noise
- The old man was irritable because of the noise.
“More examples 5
- Lack of sleep makes me irritable.
नींद की कमी मुझे चिड़चिड़ा बना देती है।
- The irritable shopkeeper shouted at the child.
चिड़चिड़े दुकानदार ने बच्चे पर चिल्लाया।
- She was irritable and tired after a long day at the bank.
बैंक में लंबे दिन के बाद वह चिड़चिड़ी और थकी हुई थी।
- Hot weather makes many people irritable.
गर्म मौसम बहुत से लोगों को चिड़चिड़ा बना देता है।
- Don't be so irritable with your sister.
अपनी बहन के साथ इतना चिड़चिड़ा मत बनो।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is irritated type of man.
✓ He is an irritable type of man.
Irritated describes a temporary feeling; irritable describes a quality of character.
'Irritated' अस्थायी भावना बताता है; 'irritable' स्वभाव का गुण बताता है।
✗ She is irritable on me.
✓ She is irritable with me.
Use with for the person who receives the bad temper.
जिस व्यक्ति पर चिड़चिड़ापन निकले उसके लिए 'with' आता है।
✗ The teacher was irritated by nature.
✓ The teacher was irritable by nature.
By nature describes a lasting quality, so irritable is needed.
'By nature' स्थायी गुण बताता है, इसलिए 'irritable' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe bad temper, but they differ in whether it is lasting or temporary.
तीनों बुरे मिज़ाज का वर्णन करते हैं, पर स्थायी या अस्थायी होने में भिन्न हैं।
Easily annoyed; often a general state of temper.
आसानी से चिढ़ने वाला; प्रायः मिज़ाज की सामान्य अवस्था।
- She is irritable in the morning.
Informally bad-tempered, usually mildly.
अनौपचारिक रूप से चिड़चिड़ा, प्रायः हल्के रूप में।
- Grandpa is grumpy before his tea.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ir·ri·ta·ble
Double r, one t and -able (not 'irritible', 'iritable' or 'irritible'); the noun irritability.
दो r, एक t और अंत में -able ('irritible', 'iritable' गलत है); noun irritability।
?Which word?
Keep apart irritable (easily annoyed, by nature), irritated (annoyed now) and irritating (causing annoyance).
Irritable (स्वभाव से जल्दी चिढ़ने वाला), irritated (अभी चिढ़ा हुआ) और irritating (चिढ़ पैदा करने वाला) को अलग रखिए।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Medical: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
चिकित्सा में irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)।