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- pronunciation:
- I
rih
teIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
irritates, irritating, irritated |
| definition 1: |
to anger or annoy.
Her petty complaints sometimes irritate her co-workers.It irritates him that his wife works on the weekends.[it + verb + smby + that + clause
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It irritates me when you make that noise.[it + verb + smby + when + clause
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- synonyms:
- annoy, irk, nettle, peeve, rile, vex
- antonyms:
- enchant, pacify
- similar words:
- aggravate, anger, bother, bug, exasperate, gall, grate, gripe, miff, pester, rasp, ruffle, trouble
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| definition 2: |
to set off some characteristic physical function or response in (living tissue), or make abnormally sensitive; excite; inflame.
- synonyms:
- excite, inflame
- antonyms:
- soothe
- similar words:
- aggravate, elicit, exacerbate, incite, induce, provoke, stimulate
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| related words: |
ail, antagonize, badger, chafe, devil, embitter, fray, fret, gnaw, harass, incense, jar, madden, pain, persecute, torment, worry |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to provoke anger or annoyance.
- synonyms:
- annoy
- similar words:
- ruffle
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| definition 2: |
to stimulate a characteristic function or response, or produce a sensitive or inflamed condition, in living tissue.
- similar words:
- stimulate
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| related words: |
burn, gall, jar |
adverb + (v.)irritate
bit, clearly, constantly, deliberately, easily, extremely, greatly, increasingly, little, merely, mildly, obviously, plainly, slightly, somewhat, vastly, visibly
(v.)irritate
+ adverb
first, politically
(v.)irritate
+ noun
airway,
bladder,
boss,
bowel,
critic,
delay,
eye,
gum,
hell,
interruption,
liberal,
lining,
lung,
membrane,
mood,
nerve,
noise,
nose,
nostril,
oyster,
passage,
passenger,
request,
scent,
sensibility,
skin,
sore,
stomach,
tendency,
throat,
tissue,
tone,
vein,
wound
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| derivation: |
irritator (n.) |
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