Writer's block help please. Synonym for 'pissed off'

[democracy eh]

Need a more tasteful way of saying it. legitimately annoyed, but more than annoyed, but not necessarily angry, but spurred to action...

help

D'eh

[hickman1937]

1. Seething?

[Richardo]

2. Miffed.

[Z_I_Peevey]

3. Ticked.

Peeved. Irked.

[bif]

4. Peeved

[dean_dem]

5. Irked. Teed off. Perturbed.

[Ron Green]

6. How about "piqued"

[blm]

7. agitated

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[Richardo]

8. Irritated

[hickman1937]

9. enraged? Towering rage?

[d_b]

10. Indignant

[Richardo]

11. Aggravated

[Richardo]

12. Exasperated

[Book Lover]

13. Torqued

It sounds fun to say, and no one has asked me what I mean when I say it.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

14. Incensed

One of my favorite words.

Or 'innervate," another lovely one.

Or, "moved to action by (fill in the blank)."

Sometimes it works best just to say it simply, like you did in your query.

(Rupert Murdoch pays me a lot of $$$ for stuff like this - I'm a HarperCollins author in my other life. So, take it for free while you can.)

[democracy eh]

20. wow expert advice

much appreciated

I love the open source communal brain known as the Lounge

[OldLeftieLawyer]

22. Me, too

The questions are almost always fascinating, and the answers are not just fun and helpful, but so communally affectionate and collegial, I just sort of whimper in joy.

[Shrek]

15. Galvanized. Inflamed. Roused. n/t

[democracy eh]

16. ooooh Galvanize works well

thanks for all the input

[Jamastiene]

17. Disappointed

but then again it hasn't worked for the Democratic Party from 2000-present.

Oh, uhm, try, morally obliged. Or say, "It's my moral duty as a concerned citizen..." That seems to make people listen.

[cruadin]

18. Irate.

[franksumatra]

19. Cheesed

n/t

[madinmaryland]

21. Outraged.

[intheflow]

23. Livid, motivated, called to action. n/t

[cornermouse]

24. disgust. disdain.

[meow2u3]

25. Infuriated

[Hobarticus]

26. Chapped.

[hickman1937]

27. Postal. n/t

[JohnLocke]

28. "I was extremely [insert adjective] and spurred to action when..." (nt).

[da_chimperor]

29. Vexed

:)

[6000eliot]

30. in high dudgeon