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单词 irritates
释义

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

Synonyms

  • aggravate
  • annoy
  • bother
  • bug
  • burn (up)
  • chafe
  • eat
  • exasperate
  • frost
  • gall
  • get
  • grate
  • gripe
  • hack (off)
  • irk
  • itch
  • nark [British]
  • nettle
  • peeve
  • persecute
  • pique
  • put out
  • rasp
  • rile
  • ruffle
  • spite
  • vex
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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

Kids Definition

irritate

verb

ir·​ri·​tate ˈir-ə-ˌtāt How to pronounce irritate (audio)
irritated; irritating
1
: annoy
His constant chatter irritates me.
2
: to make sensitive or sore
The harsh soap irritated my skin.

Medical Definition

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
2
: to cause (an organ or tissue) to be irritable : produce irritation in
harsh soaps may irritate the skin
3
: to produce excitation in (as a nerve) : cause (as a muscle) to contract

intransitive verb

: to induce irritation

irritates

verb

present tense third-person singular of irritate
1
as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • annoys
  • bothers
  • bugs
  • persecutes
  • aggravates
  • gets
  • exasperates
  • infuriates
  • irks
  • angers
  • riles
  • vexes
  • eats
  • itches
  • grates
  • chafes
  • piques
  • worries
  • provokes
  • peeves
  • teases
  • gripes
  • ruffles
  • plagues
  • spites
  • galls
  • frosts
  • insults
  • offends
  • wears on
  • enrages
  • narks
  • nettles
  • gets to
  • harasses
  • nags
  • upsets
  • rasps
  • puts out
  • inflames
  • burns (up)
  • rubs the wrong way
  • gets on one's nerves
  • unsettles
  • agitates
  • antagonizes
  • sets one's teeth on edge
  • rouses
  • sticks in one's craw
  • gets one's goat
  • pesters
  • rankles
  • heckles
  • hacks (off)
  • hassles
  • distresses
  • perturbs
  • harries
  • outrages
  • maddens
  • badgers
  • disquiets
  • devils
  • enflames
  • roils
  • unhinges
  • baits
  • discomforts
  • incenses
  • undoes
  • affronts
  • exercises
  • frets
  • miffs
  • bullyrags
  • ballyrags
  • hagrides
  • discomposes
  • freaks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obliges
  • pleases
  • appeases
  • delights
  • pacifies
  • satisfies
  • placates
  • gladdens
  • gratifies
  • mollifies
  • soothes
  • assures
  • reassures
  • contents
  • conciliates
  • propitiates
  • cheers
  • quiets
  • comforts
  • consoles
  • solaces
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2
as in chafes
to make sore by continued rubbing new shoes usually irritate my feet

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • chafes
  • scratches
  • excoriates
  • scrapes
  • abrades
  • inflames
  • galls
  • burns
  • frets
  • grazes
  • skins
  • enflames
  • peels
  • flays
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