irritate
21irritate — verb 1》 make annoyed or angry. 2》 cause inflammation in (a part of the body). 3》 Biology stimulate (an organism, cell, etc.) to produce an active response. Derivatives irritated adjective irritatedly adverb irritating adjective irritatingly… …
22irritate — verb (T) 1 to make someone feel annoyed or impatient over a long period, especially by repeatedly doing something: This cream may irritate sensitive skin. 2 to make a part of your body painful and sore …
23irritate — verb 1) they seem to enjoy irritating me Syn: annoy, vex, make angry, make cross, anger, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, nettle, put out, antagonize, get on someone s nerves, try someone s patience, ruffle someone s feathers, make someone s hackles …
24irritate — verb a) To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure. b) To introduce irritability. Syn: provoke, rile …
25irritate — Synonyms and related words: abrade, afflict, affront, agent provocateur, aggravate, agonize, ail, alienate, amplify, anger, annoy, arouse, augment, bite, bother, bristle, bug, build up, burn, burn up, chafe, come between, convulse, crucify, cut,… …
26irritate — ir·ri·tate || ɪrɪteɪt v. annoy, bother, aggravate, anger; cause inflammation or extreme sensitivity (Medicine) …
27irritate — v. a. 1. Provoke, nettle, chafe, incense, exasperate, enrage, anger, fret, offend, vex, annoy, tease, gall. 2. (Med.) Inflame (by friction), excite, stimulate …
28irritate — v 1. vex, provoke, pique, annoy, irk, peeve, nettle, chafe, get on [s.o. s] nerves, tread on [s.o. s] toes, go against the grain, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain, Inf. rub [s.o.] the wrong way, Inf. get under …
29irritate — ir·ri·tate …
30irritate — verb 1) his tone irritated her Syn: annoy, bother, vex, make cross, exasperate, infuriate, anger, madden; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, peeve, rile, needle, get (to), bug, hack off; Brit.; infor …
