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irritate - Dictionary definition and meaning for irritate

IRRITATE

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  • (verb) excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame

    "Aspirin irritates my stomach"

  • (verb) 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"

  • (verb) 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"

    synonyms : annoy , bother , chafe , devil , get at , get to , gravel , nark , nettle , rag , rile , vex

    The youngsters were chafed due the rising unemployment caused by the new economic politics of the state. -added by Aswathy_inlas

    "Her harsh response riled the teacher" -added by sradha_inlas

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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