irritating

ir·ri·tate  (r-tt)

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.

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[Latin irrtre, irrtt-.]

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irri·tating·ly adv.

irri·tator n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	irritating - causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" annoying, bothersome, galling, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, plaguy, vexatious, vexing, plaguey, teasing, pestiferous disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"
	2.	irritating - (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent" irritative stimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
	3.	irritating - causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful" painful uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"

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irritating

adjective annoying, trying, provoking, infuriating, upsetting, disturbing, nagging, aggravating (informal), troublesome, galling, maddening, disquieting, displeasing, worrisome, irksome, vexatious, pestilential They have the irritating habit of interrupting you.
calming, soothing, agreeable, pleasing, quieting, comforting, pleasant, assuaging, mollifying

Translations

irritating [ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= annoying) [person, habit] → irritante
it's really most irritating → es de lo más irritante

2. (to skin, eyes) [substance] → irritante

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irritating [ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ] adj

(= annoying) [habit] → irritant(e)

(physically) → irritant(e)
to be irritating to the skin → être irritant pour la peau
to be irritating to the eyes → être irritant pour les yeux

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irritating

adj → ärgerlich; cough → lästig; I find his jokes most irritating → seine Witze regen mich wirklich auf; you really are the most irritating person → du kannst einem wirklich auf die Nerven gehen; how irritating for you! → wie ärgerlich!; the irritating thing is that … → das Ärgerliche ist, dass …; she has an irritating habit of snapping her fingers → sie hat die ärgerliche Angewohnheit, mit den Fingern zu schnipsen

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irritating [ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪŋ] adj (annoying) → irritante, seccante; (itchy) → irritante

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irritating [ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪŋ] adj (annoying) → irritante, seccante; (itchy) → irritante

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irritating → مثير للغضب nepříjemný irriterende nervig εκνευριστικός irritante ärsyttävä agaçant iritantan irritante いらいらさせる 화나게 하는 irritant irriterende irytujący irritante раздражающий irriterande ทำให้รำคาญ sinir bozucu làm phát cáu 气人的