nettled

Thân thiện

She felt nettled by the constant interruptions during her presentation.

Definition

Adjective: - Aroused to impatience or anger; irritated or annoyed: The state of being provoked or vexed, often by something perceived as bothersome or disrespectful.

Usage

The adjective "nettled" describes a person's emotional state of irritation. It is typically used after a linking verb (like feel, be, seem, become) or before a noun it modifies. - She was nettled by his careless remark. - He had a nettled expression after the meeting.

Examples

• The manager was clearly nettled by the team's lack of preparation.
• Feeling nettled from the constant teasing, she decided to leave the room.
• His nettled reply showed he was offended by the question.

Advanced Usage

• To be nettled at/by something: This is the most common construction to indicate the cause of the irritation.
  • She was nettled at his arrogance.
  • He became nettled by the endless bureaucracy.

Variants and Related Words

• Nettle (verb): To irritate or annoy someone.
  • His condescending tone nettled her.
• Nettlesome (adjective): Causing annoyance or irritation.
  • It was a nettlesome problem that took hours to solve.

Synonyms

• Irritated: Annoyed or impatient.
• Peeved: Mildly irritated or annoyed.
• Riled: Aroused to anger or irritation.
• Roiled: (Archaic) Made angry or agitated.
• Vexed: Annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

Idioms and Phrases

• To get one's goat: (Idiom) To irritate or annoy someone intensely. While not containing "nettled," it expresses a similar, stronger feeling.
  • His constant bragging really gets my goat.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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