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いらいら
iraira
Description
「いらいら」は、思いどおりにならなくて、心が落ち着かない気持ちを表す言葉です。
"いらいら" is a word that expresses the feeling of being unsettled when things don't go as expected.
電車が遅れたり、待たされたりしたときによく使います。
It is often used when trains are delayed or when you have to wait.
Meanings
いらいらiraira
feeling irritated, frustrated, or edgy
バスが来なくていらいらする。
I'm irritated because the bus isn't coming.
いらいらするiraira suru
to get irritated or annoyed
彼の話し方にいらいらした。
I was irritated by the way he spoke.
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Notes
- Etymology
mimetic (giongo) word from いら, doubled to express repeated prickly, restless feeling.
- Nuance
often used with する as いらいらする; describes internal irritation, milder than 怒る (openly angry).
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