irritate

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irritate Definition

• (v) 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"
• (v) excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
• (v) 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"

irritate Synonyms

• annoy
• bother
• chafe
• devil
• get at
• get to
• gravel
• irritate
• nark
• nettle
• rag
• rile
• vex