Uk English Meaning of irritate
irritate
Other Uk English words related to irritate
- aggravate
- annoy
- bother
- Bug
- persecute
- anger
- chafe
- eat
- exasperate
- get
- get to
- grate
- gripe
- infuriate
- irk
- Itch
- annoyance
- provoke
- rile
- Ruffle
- Spite
- tease
- vex
- worry
- burn up
- insult
- agitate
- antagonise
- badger
- Bait
- devil
- discomfort
- upset
- disquiet
- distress
- enrage
- Frost
- bile
- Harass
- Harry
- hassle
- heckle
- Incense
- inflame
- insult
- Madden
- nag
- nark, dog
- nettle
- offend
- Outrage
- annoyance
- Disturb
- pester
- plague
- put out
- rankle
- rasp
- roil
- wake
- undo
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- Wear
- Enflame
- Get on someone's nerves
- get someone's goat
- hack (off)
- Rub the wrong way
- Set one's teeth on edge
- stick in one's throat
Nearest Words of irritate
Definitions and Meaning of irritate in English
irritate (v)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
irritate (v. t.)
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.
irritate (n.)
To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage.
irritate (a.)
Excited; heightened.
FAQs About the word irritate
irritate
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations, excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame, excite to some characteristic action or cond
aggravate,annoy,bother,Bug,persecute,anger,chafe,eat,exasperate,get
appease,conciliate,delight,gratify,mollify,oblige,pacify,placate,please,satisfy
irritant => Irritant, irritancy => irritability, irritably => irritably, irritableness => irritability, irritable bowel syndrome => Irritable bowel syndrome,
