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   irritate

   /ˈɪrɪteɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) annoyed or a little angry: "his tone irritated her" Similar annoyvexmake angrymake crossangerexasperatebotherirkgallpiqueput outdispleaseget/put someone's back upantagonizeget on someone's nervesrub up the wrong waytry someone's patienceruffleruffle someone's feathersmake someone's hackles riseraise someone's hacklesenrageinfuriatemaddenincensemake someone's blood boildrive to distractiongoadprovokeinformal:aggravatepeevehasslemiffrilenettleneedlegetget tobughack offget under someone's skinget in someone's hairget someone's goatrattle someone's cageget someone's dander updrive mad/crazydrive round the benddrive up the walldrive bananasmake someone see redwind upnarkget acrossget on someone's wickdrive round the twistget up someone's noseput someone's nose out of jointgive someone the humptee offtick offburn uprankleridegravelbum outget on someone's titsrarkinformal, dated:give someone the pipvulgar slang:piss offrare:exacerbatehumpraspOpposite pacify
   • 2. cause inflammation or other discomfort in (a part of the body): "sprays and polishes can irritate dry, sensitive skin" Similar inflameaggravatehurtpainchafeabradefretgallrub painfullyrub againstscratchraspscrapegrazegraterare:excoriateOpposite soothe
   • ▪ stimulate (an organism, cell, or organ) to produce an active response.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘excite, provoke’): from Latin irritat- ‘irritated’, from the verb irritare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. irritative adjective
   • 2. irritator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIRRITATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Irritate means to make someone angry or annoyed, or to make a part of your body sore or painful. Learn more about the verb irritate, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     IRRITATE meaning: 1. to make someone angry or annoyed: 2. to...

   • Znaczenie Irritate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     irritate definicja: 1. to make someone angry or annoyed: 2....

   • Irritate: Polish Translation

     IRRITATE translate: drażnić, drażnić, irytować, podrażnić....

   • Irritate: Thai Translation

     IRRITATE translate: ทำให้โมโห, ทำให้ระคายเคือง. Learn more...

   • Irritate: Portuguese Translation

     irritate translate: irritar, irritar, irritar, irritar....

   • Irritate: French Translation

     irritate translate: irriter, agacer, irriter, irriter,...

   • Irritate: German Translation

     irritate translate: verärgern, reizen. Learn more in the...

   • Irritate Spanish Translation

     IRRITATE translate: poner nervioso a, irritar, irritar,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › irritateIrritate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb irritate, which means to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in or of. See how irritate is used in sentences and compare it with related words.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIRRITATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Irritate means to make someone angry or annoyed, or to make a part of your body sore or painful. Learn more about the verb irritate, its pronunciation, translations, and usage with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   To irritate is to excite to impatience or angry feeling, often of no great depth or duration: to irritate by refusing to explain an action. To exasperate is to irritate to a point where self-control is threatened or lost: to exasperate by continual delays and excuses.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › irritateIrritate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To irritate is to cause an unsettling reaction, whether it's of the body or the nerves. You can irritate someone by talking too loudly on your cellphone in public. You can also irritate your skin, causing a rash or redness.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIRRITATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of irritate, a verb that means to annoy or anger someone or something, or to cause a part of the body to itch or become sore. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage examples of irritate in British and American English.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › irritateIrritate - definition of irritate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy: a loud, bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy. 2. To make sore or inflamed: The smoke irritated my eyes. 3. Physiology To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism). v.intr. To be a cause of impatience or anger.