irritate
Meaning
- (transitive) To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
- (intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
- (transitive) To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
Synonyms
enrage
make angry
provoke to anger
cause pain
harrass
object to
put in a bad mood
get on one's nerves
cause trouble
carp at
make unsure
set on edge
be sore
make insecure
chevvy
offend against
put out of tune
be offensive
be unpleasant to look at
do out of spite
do with malice
make uncertain
goad into fury
buzz around
make cross
make indignant
get somebody’s goat
make worth
make wroth
interfere with
irriter
ärgern
irritar
kızdırmak
ergerenFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin irrītātus, perfect passive participle of irrītō (“excite, irritate, incite, stimulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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