irritate

Speech parts

1. irritate - Noun

2. irritate - Adjective

3. irritate - Verb

Meaning

To render null and void.

To increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to stimulate.

To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates his subjects.

To produce irritation in; to stimulate; to cause to contract. See Irritation, n., 2.

To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage.

Excited; heightened.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

vex provoke rile nettle anger devil gravel incense bother annoy inflame chafe enrage exasperate nark
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Antonyms

soothe please placate gladden benet still
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Hypernyms

stimulate worsen excite exacerbate aggravate displease

Hyponyms

chevy harry get plague scratch provoke

Phrases with the word

to irritate

Derivatives

irritated irritating

Examples

Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me Source: Internet

It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves Source: Internet

Aspirin irritates my stomach Source: Internet

irritate the glands of a leaf Source: Internet

Anything with alcohol, peroxide, iodine, or any strong soaps should be avoided because they may irritate the fresh piercing, and cause additional swelling and trauma during the healing process. Source: Internet

Aggravate means to make worse; irritate means to inflame. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

irritant irritant conjunctivitis irritatable irritated irritated condition irritatedly