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Irritated vs Bothered - What's the difference?

irritated | bothered |

As verbs the difference between irritated and bothered

is that irritated is (irritate) while bothered is (bother).

As adjectives the difference between irritated and bothered

is that irritated is experiencing a feeling of irritation while bothered is caused to show discomposure.

irritated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (irritate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Experiencing a feeling of irritation.
  • (pathology) Inflamed and painful.

    • Synonyms

    * (experiencing a feeling of irritation) (l)

    bothered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Caused to show discomposure

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (bother)

    • Related terms

    * bother * be bothered * disturbed