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irritate English

Meaning irritate meaning

What does irritate mean?
Definitions in simple English

irritate Verb

— If you irritate someone, you make them a little angry. My brother often pokes me and it really irritates me. — The act of causing swelling, itching, redness or pain to the body. A bite from an insect is likely to irritate you.

irritate

— verb (= bother) 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 — verb excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame Aspirin irritates my stomach — verb 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

Synonyms irritate synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as irritate?

irritate English » English

annoy vex bother provoke anger exasperate tease aggravate disturb trouble itch upset nettle infuriate enrage chafe stimulate rile make angry excite pester irk incense harass gravel worry torment tickle offend fret agitate stir up sting rouse rag nark madden incite hurt hinder hassle rub prick pique nag jar inconvenience hamper get to get at

Topics irritate topics

What do people use irritate to talk about?
Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Pain
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Angry

Annoyed

Conjugation irritate conjugation

How do you conjugate irritate?

irritate · verb

Examples irritate examples

How do I use irritate in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Am I right in assuming that my commentaries irritate you?
Tom is beginning to irritate me.
His incompetence began to irritate everyone.
Tom purposely wore his shirt inside out just to irritate Mary.
Annoying people irritate me.
Don't irritate anyone.

Movie subtitles

As a doctor, you irritate me.
You irritate me.
They irritate me.
I'm trying not to irritate you.
You've always said people irritate you.
Fine, Fred, but let's not irritate the situation.
It's better not to irritate Holder.
Have you left the nursery to come irritate the adults?
Don't poke, Trench. Don't you know how it can irritate a guy?
When you're not here, the things I know you're gonna do irritate me.
No lines in Latin, that could irritate them.
What do you mean, why? I know my gaiety, my music, irritate you, but let me stay this way a little longer.
I can't. I can only irritate him.
Dr. Percival, you're beginning to irritate me.
Well, now, Lily, don't irritate me with silly prejudices.
Now, Lily, don't irritate me with silly prejudices.
When we wanted to irritate him.
You irritate him.
You irritate me - Point one.
It may irritate you, inspector that women sometimes have superior minds.
Why have to irritate Gregorovich?
The shine of the fire might irritate me.
I don't like porcies, they irritate me.
You are starting to irritate me.
You're beginning to irritate me.
Furthermore you irritate the King.
I irritate him?
Pretentious women irritate me.
You can irritate me. surprise me. even persuade me.
Don't irritate me.
They're acts of God! Fit only to amaze the survivors and irritate the insurance company.
I had to give him something, so don't irritate me.
Irritate you?

News and current affairs

Western democracies are unwilling to irritate important allies in the counter-terrorism struggle simply because they might be violating the rights of their own citizens.

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