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   Ir·ri·tate

   /ˈirəˌtāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) annoyed, impatient, or 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 around 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
   • ▪ cause inflammation or other discomfort in (a part of the body). 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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   What does irritate mean?

   • The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app irritate something to make your skin or a part of your body painful Some drugs can irritate the lining of the stomach. Definition of irritate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is a synonym for irritate?

   • 4. SYNONYMS 1. vex, chafe, fret, gall; nettle, ruffle, pique; incense, enrage, infuriate, inflame. 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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   What is the difference between irritate and exasperate?

   • 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 somebody to annoy somebody, especially by something you continuously do or by something that continuously happens The way she puts on that accent really irritates me. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   6 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. vex, chafe, fret, gall; nettle, ruffle, pique; incense, enrage, infuriate, inflame. 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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   irritate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Illness & disability ir‧ri‧tate /ˈɪrɪteɪt/ verb [ transitive] 1 to make someone feel annoyed or impatient, especially by doing something many times or for a long period of time It really irritates me when he doesn’t help around the house. 2 to make a part of ...

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   Definition of irritate – Learner’s Dictionary. irritate. verb [ T ] uk / ˈɪrɪteɪt / us. irritate verb [T] (ANNOY) to annoy someone: His comments really irritated me. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. irritate verb [T] (HURT)

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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.