irritable

  • 21irritable — adj. Irritable is used with these nouns: ↑bladder, ↑bowel, ↑mood …

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  • 22irritable — ir|ri|ta|ble [ˈırıtəbəl] adj getting annoyed quickly or easily = ↑crabby ▪ Jo was tired, irritable, and depressed. >irritably adv >irritability [ˌırıtəˈbılıti] n [U] …

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  • 23irritable — ir|ri|ta|ble [ ırıtəbl ] adjective likely to become easily annoyed or impatient: She seems a little irritable this morning. ╾ ir|ri|ta|bil|i|ty [ ,ırıtə bıləti ] noun ╾ ir|ri|ta|bly adverb …

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  • 24irritable — adjective being out of work made him irritable Syn: bad tempered, short tempered, irascible, tetchy, testy, touchy, grumpy, grouchy, moody, crotchety, in a (bad) mood, cantankerous, bilious, curmudgeonly, ill tempered, annoyed, cross, ill humored …

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  • 25irritable — /ˈɪrətəbəl / (say iruhtuhbuhl) adjective 1. easily irritated; readily excited to impatience or anger. 2. Physiology, Biology displaying irritability (def. 3). 3. Pathology susceptible to physical irritation; liable to shrink, become inflamed, etc …

  • 26irritable — irritable1 (Del lat. irritabĭlis). 1. adj. Capaz de irritación. 2. Propenso a la irritabilidad. Fibra, genio irritable. irritable2 (De irritar2). adj. Der. p. us. Que se puede anular o invalidar …

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  • 27irritable bowel syndrome — n a chronic functional disorder of the colon that is of unknown etiology but is often considered to be of psychophysiological origin and that is characterized by diarrhea or constipation or diarrhea alternating with constipation, abdominal pain… …

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  • 28irritable heart — n NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA * * * neurocirculatory asthenia …

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  • 29irritable colon — irritable bowel syndrome …

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  • 30irritable bowel syndrome — n. a chronic gastrointestinal ailment lacking a specific known cause, characterized by abdominal pain, cramps, and diarrhea: abbrev. IBS …

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