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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 definition: 1. to make someone angry or annoyed: 2. to make a part of your body sore or painful: 3. to make…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of IRRITATE is to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : annoy. How to use irritate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Irritate.

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   Irritate, exasperate, provoke mean to annoy or stir to anger. 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.

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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. To irritate is to disturb — either physically or psychologically.

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

8. www.yourdictionary.com › irritateIrritate Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Irritate definition: To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishirritate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of irritate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Definitions of 'irritate'. 1. If something irritates you, it keeps annoying you. [...] 2. If something irritates a part of your body, it causes it to itch or become sore. [...] More.

11. 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.