Verärgerte

Verärgerte is a German term derived from the verb verärgern, meaning to annoy or anger. In standard usage the primary adjective form is verärgert, meaning irritated or angry. Verärgerte can function both as an inflected adjective and, more rarely, as a nominalized form.

As an adjective, verärgerte describes a state or thing that causes irritation or refers to a person who is irritated, as in verärgerte Reaktionen or verärgerte Kinder. When used as a noun, Verärgerte can refer to a person who is irritated; this nominal use is uncommon in everyday language, and the more common plural form is die Verärgerten.

Etymologically, the form combines the verb verärgern with the participial suffix and, through nominalization, can appear in writing as a noun. The standard, widely used noun for a group of irritated people remains Verärgerten, while Verärgerte appears mainly in stylistic or literary contexts, or in titles and names.

Usage and nuance: The adjective verärgerte is typical in ordinary prose, whereas the noun Verärgerte is rare and mostly literary, poetic, or typographic. In many contexts, speakers choose more common constructions such as die Verärgerten or eine verärgerte Person, depending on gender and number.

Related terms include Verärgert (angry, irritated as an adjective), verärgern (to anger), and Verärgerung (annoyance).