ir·ri·tate ( r -t t )v. ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates v.tr. 1. To rouse to impatience or anger; annoy: a loud bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy. 2. To chafe or inflame. 3. Physiology To cause physiological activity or response in (an organ or tissue), as by application of a stimulus. v.intr. To be a cause of impatience or anger. [Latin irr  tre, irrtt-.]ir ri·tating·ly adv.ir ri·tator n. |
irritate [ˈɪrɪˌteɪt]
vb
1. to annoy or anger (someone)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (tr) Biology to stimulate (an organism or part) to respond in a characteristic manner
3. (Medicine / Pathology) (tr) Pathol to cause (a bodily organ or part) to become excessively stimulated, resulting in inflammation, tenderness, etc.
[from Latin irrītāre to provoke, exasperate]
irritator n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  irritate - 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"get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" displease - give displeasure to |
| 2. | irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" soothe - cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation" | |
| 3. | irritate - 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" physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
irritate
verb
1. annoy, anger, bother, provoke, offend, needle (informal), harass, infuriate, aggravate (informal), incense, fret, enrage, gall, ruffle, inflame, exasperate, nettle, pester, vex, irk, pique, rankle with, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), drive you up the wall (slang), piss you off (taboo slang), rub you up the wrong way (informal), get your goat (slang), try your patience, get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (informal), get your dander up (informal), raise your hackles, get your back up, get your hackles up, put your back up Their attitude irritates me.
annoy calm, soothe, placate, please, comfort, gratify, mollify
annoy calm, soothe, placate, please, comfort, gratify, mollify
Translations
irritate
irritate [ˈɪrɪˌteɪt] vt (annoy) → irritare, seccare; (skin) → irritare
irritate [ˈɪrɪˌteɪt] vt (annoy) → irritare, seccare; (skin) → irritare
irritate [ˈɪrɪˌteɪt] vt (annoy) → irritare, seccare; (skin) → irritare
v irritate [ˈiriteit]
1 to annoy or make angry The children's chatter irritated him. irriteer يُغْضِب، يُغيظ дразня popouzet irritere verärgern εκνευρίζω, ενοχλώ irritar, molestar ärritama اذیت کردن ärsyttää agacer לְהַרגִיז उत्तेजित करना dražiti felbosszant mengesalkan erta, skaprauna irritare いらいらさせる 짜증나게 하다 erzinti, pykinti uzbudināt; aizkaitināt menjengkelkan irriteren pirre, erte, irritere irytować irritar a agasa раздражать podráždiť, vyprovokovať dražiti, jeziti iritirati irritera ทำให้โมโห kızdırmak, sinirlendirmek 激怒 дратувати, сердити غصہ دلانا chọc giận 激怒
2 to make (a part of the body) sore, red, itchy etc Soap can irritate a baby's skin. irriteer يُهَيِّج، يُثير раздразвам dráždit irritere reizen ερεθίζω (για μέρος του σώματος) irritar ärritama متورم کردن ärsyttää irriter לִגרוֹם גִירוּי खुजली होना iritirati ingerel menggatalkan, memedihkan erta irritare ひりひりさせる 염증을 일으키게 하다 erzinti kairināt merengsakan prikkelen irritere podrażnić irritar a irita вызывать раздражение dráždiť dražiti iritirati irritera ทำให้ระคายเคือง tahriş etmek 使疼痛(紅腫、搔癢等) спричиняти подразнення جسمانی بے چینی ہونا làm tấy lên 使发炎
adj irritable
easily annoyed He was in an irritable mood. geïrriteerde سَريع الغَضَب раздразнителен popudlivý irritabel reizbar ευερέθιστος irritable ärritatud زود رنج ärtyisä irritable עַצבָּנִי चिड़चिड़ा, क्रोधी razdražljiv ingerlékeny mudah kesal uppstökkur irritabile いらいらした 성급한 irzlus uzbudināms; ātri aizkaitināms; kairināms mudah jengkel prikkelbaar irritabel, ømfintlig drażliwy irritável iritabil раздражительный popudlivý, nedotklivý razdražljiv razdražljiv lättretlig, irritabel ขี้โมโห çabuk kızar, öfkesi burnunda, sinirli 易激怒的 дражливий, дратівливий چڑچڑا bực tức 易激怒的
adv irritably
geïrriteerd بِغَضَب سَريع раздразнително podrážděně irritabelt reizbar ευερέθιστα de mal humor ärritatult با اخم و تخم ärtyisästi avec irritation בְּרוֹגזָה चिड़चिड़ापन razdražljivo ingerlékenyen dengan kesal gremjulega con irritazione いらいらして 성마르게 irzliai, piktai uzbudinoši; kaitinoši; kairinoši rasa jengkel prikkelbaar irritert, ømfintlig gniewnie irritavelmente iritabil, cu iritare раздражительно podráždene razdraženo razdražljivo lättretligt, irritabelt ที่โกรธง่าย çabuk kızarak, sinirli sinirli 易怒地 дражливо حساسیت سے một cách bực tức 易怒地
n irritaˈbility
geïrriteerdheid حِدَّة طَبع، سُرْعَة غَضَب раздразнителност nedůtklivost irritabilitet die Reizbarkeit ευερεθιστότητα irritabilidad ärrituvus تند خویی ärtyisyys mauvais caractère רַגזָנוּת चिड़चिड़ापन razdražljivost ingerlékenység sifat mengesalkan skapstyggð irritabilità いら立たしさ 성마름 irzlumas, piktumas uzbudināmība; aizkaitināmība; kairināmība perasaan jengkel prikkelbaarheid irritabilitet, ømfintlighet przewrażliwienie irritabilidade iritabilitate; irascibilitate раздражительность nedotklivosť, podráždenosť razdražljivost razdražljivost lättretlighet, irritabilitet โอกาสที่จะแสดงความฉุนเฉียว sinirlilik, çabuk kızma 易怒 дражливість حساسیت tính dễ cáu kỉnh 易怒
n irritableness
geïrriteerdheid سُرْعَة غَضَب раздразнителност popudlivost utålmodighed die Reizbarkeit ευερεθιστότητα irritabilidad ärritatavus زود خشمی ärtyisyys irritabilité אִי-שֶקֶט चिड़चिड़ापन razdraženost ingerlékenység kekesalan skapstyggð irritabilità いら立たしさ 성마름 irzlumas, piktumas uzbudināmība; aizkaitināmība; kairināmība mudah rasa jengkel prikkelbaarheid utålmodighet przewrażliwienie irritabilidade iritabilitate; irascibilitate раздражительность popudlivosť razdraženost razdražljivost lättretlighet, irritabilitet ความขี้โมโห çabuk kızma, sinirlilik 易怒 дратівливість چڑچڑاپن tính dễ cáu kỉnh 易怒
adj irritating
She has an irritating voice. irriterend مُهَيِّج дразнещ znervózňující irriterende irritierend εκνευριστικός irritante ärritav آزار دهنده ärsyttävä agaçant מְעַצבֵּן iritantan idegesítő mengesalkan pirrandi irritante いらいらさせる 화나게 하는 erzinantis uzbudinošs; kaitinošs; kairinošs menjengkelkan irriterend irriterende irytujący irritante enervant, agasant раздражающий znervózňujúci razdražljiv iritirajući irriterande น่ารำคาญ sinirlendirici, kızdırıcı 令人不快的 дратуючий جھلّا دینے والا bực tức 使人不愉快的，气人的
n irriˈtation
irritasie غَضَب، غَيْظ раздразнение podrážděnost irritation die Reizung εκνευρισμός irritación ärritus اذیت ärtymys irritation גִירוּי क्रोध iritacija ingerültség gatal, pedih pirringur, gremja irritazione いら立ち 화나게 하기 erzinimas, pykinimas uzbudinājums; aizkaitinājums; kairinājums kejengkelan irritatie irritasjon, opphisselse irytacja irritação iritaţie, iritare раздражение podráždenosť, podráždenie dražljaj; vnetje; razburjenost iritacija irritation การระคายเคือง kız(dır)ma, sinirlen(dir)me 激怒 роздратування; подразнення اشتعال sự chọc giận 激怒
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