adjective

pissed

drunk, annoyed, pissed off

She was really pissed when she found out.

She was really pissed off when she found out.

He got pissed at the bar last night.

He got pissed at the pub last night.

((to be/get)) pissed: (slang) to be or get drunk Let's go get pissed tonight.

((to be)) pissed off ((at/with sb.)): (slang) to be angry with someone I'm really pissed off with him.

drunk, wasted, hammered (drunk); angry, annoyed, mad (angry)

Past participle of the verb 'piss'. The sense 'angry' is a shortening of 'pissed off'.

Remember the key regional difference: in the UK, 'pissed' primarily means 'drunk'. In the US, it primarily means 'angry' (as in 'pissed off').

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