Irriterad

Irriterad is a Swedish adjective that describes two related states: an emotional sense of annoyance and a physical sense of irritation, such as skin or eyes being irritated. It can refer to a person’s mood or to something that causes irritation. Common usages include describing a person who is bothered by a situation or a body part that reacts to an irritant, for example “Hon blev irriterad över förseningen” or “ett irriterat öga.”

In Swedish, irriterad has specific inflection patterns. The base form is irriterad for common gender singular: “en irriterad person.” Neuter singular is irriterat: “ett irriterat öga.” Plural is irriterade: “irriterade ögon” or “de irriterade personerna.” In definite form, these become “den irriterade personen” and “de irriterade personerna.” The adjective can take degree forms: “mer irriterad” and “mest irriterad” to indicate greater or greatest annoyance or irritation.

Etymology traces irriterad to the verb irritera, meaning to irritate, with the suffix -ad forming an adjective from the participle. The root ultimately comes from Latin irritare. In everyday Swedish, irriterad is a neutral term used across contexts, from casual conversation to medical notes describing irritated skin or mucous membranes. For more precise medical terminology, phrases like “irriterad hud” may be supplemented with specific diagnoses, but irriterad remains a common, general descriptor in ordinary language.