reizbar

irritable

adjective RYTS-bar Rare

Origin: from reizen (to irritate) + -bar (-able)

Also means

touchy

Usage Note

reizbar describes someone easily provoked to anger: leicht reizbar sein. It is the opposite of ausgeglichen. Medically it also describes hypersensitivity, as in Reizdarm (irritable bowel). The noun is Reizbarkeit.

Examples

"Bei Schlafmangel ist er sehr reizbar."

Natural Translation

When short of sleep he is very irritable.

Literal Translation

At sleep-lack is he very irritable.

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