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😤irritate

verb
/ˈɪrɪteɪt/
irritant irritated
irritate definition card — visual illustration of the meaning irritate synonyms and antonyms card — visual word comparison irritate collocation card — common word combinations and phrases

Meaning

to make someone annoyed, impatient, or uncomfortable
to annoy; to cause discomfort
To make someone annoyed or angry; to cause discomfort or inflammation.

Example Sentences

Loud music can irritate the neighbors late at night.

The loud noise irritated everyone.

Rubbing your eyes can irritate them.

Example Expressions

rub the wrong way

Synonyms

annoy, bother, provoke, aggravate, disturb, vex, inflame
Entry 1
annoy, bother, provoke, aggravate, disturb
Entry 2
annoy, aggravate, bother, vex
Entry 3
annoy, vex, aggravate, inflame, provoke, bother

Antonyms

soothe, please, comfort, calm, pacify, relieve, mollify
Entry 1
soothe, please, comfort
Entry 2
soothe, calm, please, comfort
Entry 3
soothe, calm, pacify, comfort, relieve, mollify

Collocations

irritate the skin, irritate someone, easily irritate, irritate eyes, irritate skin, greatly irritate, constantly irritate
Entry 1
irritate the skin, irritate someone, easily irritate, irritate eyes
Entry 2
irritate skin, greatly irritate, constantly irritate, easily irritate

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