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irritate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
irritate /ˈirəˌteɪt/ verb
irritates; irritated; irritating
irritate
/ˈirəˌteɪt/
verb
irritates; irritated; irritating
Learner's definition of IRRITATE
[+ object]
: to make (someone) impatient, angry, or annoyed使烦躁;激怒;引起恼怒
: to make (part of your body) sore or painful刺激(身体某部位)

— irritated

adjective [more irritated; most irritated]

— irritating

adjective [more irritating; most irritating]

— irritatingly

/ˈirəˌteɪtɪŋli/ adverb

— irritation

/ˌirəˈteɪʃən/ noun
[noncount]
[count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7783 COCA: 8466

irritate

verb

ir·​ri·​tate ˈir-ə-ˌtāt How to pronounce irritate (audio)
irritated; irritating

transitive verb

1
: to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : annoy
2
: to induce irritability in or of

intransitive verb

: to cause or induce displeasure or irritation
Choose the Right Synonym for irritate

irritate, exasperate, nettle, provoke, rile, peeve mean to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance.

irritate implies an often gradual arousing of angry feelings that may range from mere impatience to rage.

constant nagging that irritated me greatly

exasperate suggests galling annoyance and the arousing of extreme impatience.

his exasperating habit of putting off needed decisions

nettle suggests a sharp but passing annoyance or stinging.

your pompous attitude nettled several people

provoke implies an arousing of strong annoyance that may excite to action.

remarks made solely to provoke her

rile implies inducing an angry or resentful agitation.

the new work schedules riled the employees

peeve suggests arousing fretful often petty or querulous irritation.

a toddler peeved at being refused a cookie

Example Sentences

It's his arrogance that really irritates me. The other passengers were irritated by the child's rudeness. Harsh soaps can irritate the skin.
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Word History

Etymology

Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of irritate was in 1598
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7783 COCA: 8466
irritate

verb

ADVERBreally真正惹惱That man really irritates me!那個男人真令我惱火!slightly有點兒令人惱火easily容易惹惱She was moody at times and easily irritated.她有時候喜怒無常,很容易發火。

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