pissed
/pist/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective (Vulgar Slang):
- Extremely intoxicated by alcohol: In a state of severe drunkenness.
- Angry, irritated, or annoyed: Feeling strong displeasure or impatience.
Usage and Examples
Meaning: Very drunk:
- He got absolutely pissed at the party last night.
- After three beers, she was already pissed.
Meaning: Angry or annoyed:
- I was really pissed when they canceled the meeting at the last minute.
- Don't be pissed at me; it wasn't my fault.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "Pissed off": This phrasal form is extremely common, especially for the "angry" meaning, and can be considered even stronger.
- She was pissed off about the constant noise.
- His arrogant attitude pisses me off.
- The word is considered vulgar and informal. It is inappropriate for formal writing or polite conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Piss (verb, vulgar): To urinate. Also used figuratively to mean "to waste" or in expressions of contempt ().
- Pissed off (adjective, vulgar): Angry, annoyed. (See "Advanced Usage").
- Pissing (adjective/adverb, vulgar): Used as an intensifier, e.g., (raining heavily).
Synonyms
- For "very drunk": intoxicated, inebriated, wasted (slang), plastered (slang), smashed (slang).
- For "angry": angry, annoyed, irritated, furious, irate, aggravated.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms
- Piss off (phrasal verb):
- (Transitive) To annoy or anger someone.
- His constant complaining really pisses me off.
- (Intransitive, chiefly British) To go away; to leave (often used as an imperative).
- Why don't you just piss off and leave me alone?
- Piss about/around (phrasal verb, chiefly British): To act in a foolish or time-wasting way; to mess about.
- Stop pissing around and get to work!
- Piss away (phrasal verb): To waste something, especially money or time, carelessly.
- He pissed away his entire inheritance in a year.
- Take the piss (out of someone) (idiom, chiefly British): To mock or tease someone.
- The guys are always taking the piss out of him for his accent.
Adjective
- very drunk
- 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