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irritate

[ir-i-teyt]

verb (used with object)

irritated, irritating 
  1. to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,
  2. Physiology, Biology.to excite (a living system) to some characteristic action or function.

  3. Pathology.to bring (a body part) to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.



verb (used without object)

irritated, irritating 
  1. to cause irritation or become irritated.

irritate

/ ˈɪɪˌٱɪ /

verb

  1. to annoy or anger (someone)

  2. (tr) biology to stimulate (an organism or part) to respond in a characteristic manner

  3. (tr) pathol to cause (a bodily organ or part) to become excessively stimulated, resulting in inflammation, tenderness, etc

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • irritator noun
  • ˈˌٲٴǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of irritate1

1525–35; < Latin īٳܲ, past participle of ī to arouse to anger, excite, aggravate, equivalent to - v. stem + -tus past participle suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of irritate1

C16: from Latin ī to provoke, exasperate
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Synonym Study

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. To exasperate is to irritate to a point where self-control is threatened or lost: to exasperate by continual delays and excuses. To provoke is to stir to a sudden, strong feeling of resentful anger as by unwarrantable acts or wanton annoyance: to tease and provoke an animal until it attacks.
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Wood said he was irritated by an external narrative of "golf, golf, golf", while Stokes said the idea their training is affected by too much golf is "utter rubbish".

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And to address what some member states see as irritating hangovers from Brexit.

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"These cleansers often just encourage that. They irritate the stomach lining and encourage mucosal shedding, and to the untrained eye, it looks like a parasite."

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“Andor” doesn’t even aim that high, spiritually speaking, since humans have an irritating habit of clinging to hope and faith instead of dealing with the very real problems in front of our faces.

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“It was really irritating because I had fought this in Arizona a decade before,” Worsley said.

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