じれったい

Alternative writings: 焦れったい
Frequency:
1

feeling irritated or impatient because something is slow, stalled, or unresolved; frustrating; annoying.

I-AdjectiveUsually Kana

Examples

待ち合わせの時間になっても彼は来ず、じれったい気持ちになった。

Even when it was the meeting time, he hadn't come, and I felt impatient.

説明が足りなくて仕事が進まず、じれったくて仕方がない。

Because the explanation was insufficient the work didn't move forward; it's unbearably frustrating.

彼の態度があまりにじれったくて、つい口を挟んだ。

His attitude was so exasperating that I couldn't help but interrupt.

結果が出るまでじれったくて夜も眠れなかった。

I was so restless waiting for the results that I couldn't sleep at night.

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