in distress, provoking, irritating, impatient, vexed
懊 centers on a state of inner turmoil and agitation: feeling distressed, vexed, or impatient, often in a way that provokes further frustration.
懊 combines the heart radical 忄 with 奧, which likely contributes the sound オウ and the idea of something deep or interior, suggesting deep-seated distress.
The heart radical 忄 beside 奧 (a shape associated with depth or interior) suggests feelings buried deep inside: the kind of distress and impatience that churns within.
For オウ, imagine someone so vexed they let out a deep, frustrated 'Oh!' — the sound 'Oh' cues オウ, and the feeling matches the kanji's meaning of inner distress.