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Meaning & Definition of Irritate in English

English

Irritate

/ɪrɪtet/

verb

1. Cause annoyance in

  • Disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
  • "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
synonym:
  • annoy,
  • rag,
  • get to,
  • bother,
  • get at,
  • irritate,
  • rile,
  • nark,
  • nettle,
  • gravel,
  • vex,
  • chafe,
  • devil

2. Excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame

  • "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
synonym:
  • irritate

3. Excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus

  • "Irritate the glands of a leaf"
synonym:
  • irritate

Examples of using

His incompetence began to irritate everyone.