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irritate

 
Verb irritate has 3 senses
  1. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil - 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"
    --1 is one way to displease
    Derived forms: noun irritation1, noun irritation2, noun irritation7, noun irritation6, noun irritant1
    Sample sentences:
    The bad news will irritate him
    The performance is likely to irritate Sue
  2. irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
    --2 is one way to
    worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
    Antonyms: soothe
    Derived forms: noun irritation3, noun irritation5
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  3. irritate - 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"
    --3 is one way to
    stimulate, excite
    Derived form: noun irritation4
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
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