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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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   Irritate means to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in someone or something. Learn how to use it in a sentence, see synonyms and antonyms, and explore its origin and history.

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   Irritate means to disturb the peace of mind of someone or to make sore by continued rubbing. Find synonyms, antonyms, example sentences, and word chooser for irritate.

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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.

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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.

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   Irritate means to annoy or anger someone or something, or to excite a living system to some action or function. Learn more about the word history, origin, and usage of irritate with synonyms and example sentences.

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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 usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

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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.

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   Irritate means to annoy someone or to make a part of your body hurt. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb irritate, which means to annoy or make painful. See example sentences, synonyms and word origin.

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    Learn the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and origin of the verb irritate, which means to excite to anger, annoy, or exasperate. See examples of irritate in sentences and related words.