ärritada

ärritada is a rarely attested Swedish adjective meaning scarred or marred by scars. It is most often encountered in poetic or experimental writing, and it is not part of standard Swedish dictionaries. The form appears to be built from the noun ärr (scar) with a nonstandard suffix -ita, producing a participle-like adjective that can modify nouns or describe surfaces and persons with visible scarring. Because this construction is not common in contemporary Swedish morphology, usage is cautious and it may feel ambiguous or archaic to many readers.

In usage, ärritada is typically used to convey a strong visual or emotional impression of injury or damage, more intense than the common terms ärrad or märkt. It can carry figurative meanings, indicating deep-seated trauma or blemish in a non-physical sense. The term is mainly found in literary passages, fan texts, or stylistic prose where authors seek a novel or dramatic effect. It is less likely to appear in formal writing or everyday speech.

See also: ärr, scar; ärrad, scarred; märkt, marked.