irritating
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ir·ri·tate
(ĭr′ĭ-tāt′)v. ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates
v.tr.
1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy: a loud, bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy.
2. To make sore or inflamed: The smoke irritated my eyes.
3. Physiology To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).
v.intr.
To be a cause of impatience or anger.
[Latin irrītāre, irrītāt-.]
ir′ri·tat′ing·ly adv.
ir′ri·ta′tor n.
irritating
(ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ)adj
causing annoyance or anger(of a substance, chemical, etc) causing inflammation or tenderness of a bodily organ or part
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() 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" 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" uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun" |
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
calming, soothing, agreeable, pleasing, quieting, comforting, pleasant, assuaging, mollifying
irritating
adjectiveTroubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations:
Translations
مُثِيرٌ لِلْغَضَبِمُهَيِّج
nepříjemnýznervózňující
irriterende
ärsyttävä
iritantan
pirrandi
いらいらさせる
화나게 하는
znervózňujúci
razdražljiv
irriterande
ทำให้รำคาญ
kızdırıcısinir bozucusinirlendirici
làm phát cáu
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
irritate
(ˈiriteit) verb1. to annoy or make angry. The children's chatter irritated him.
2. to make (a part of the body) sore, red, itchy etc. Soap can irritate a baby's skin.
ˈirritable adjective easily annoyed. He was in an irritable mood.
ˈirritably adverbˌirritaˈbility noun
ˈirritableness noun
ˈirritating adjective
She has an irritating voice.
ˌirriˈtation noun