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[ ir-i-tey-ting ] / ˈɪr ɪˌteɪ tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irritating ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecausing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions. Origin of irritatingFirst recorded in 1700–10; irritate + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM irritatingir·ri·tat·ing·ly, adverbnon·ir·ri·tat·ing, adjectiveun·ir·ri·tat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby irritatingirritable bowel syndrome, irritable heart, irritant, irritate, irritated, irritating, irritation, irritation fibroma, irritative, irrorate, irrotational Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irritatingIt reminds me of an uncle of mine who said the London Blitz was irritating. Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST This strain of enterovirus seems unusually provocative in irritating lower airways, thereby causing airway narrowing. Midwest's 'Mystery Virus' Is Scary but Not Deadly|Kent Sepkowitz|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is such an irritating movie that it has had the effect of clarifying, once and for all, why Braff himself is bothersome. Zach Braff’s Irritating Sense of Entitlement|Andrew Romano|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST At first it was irritating, but then it became fascinating and finally fun to see. I Was Way Too Old for Z100’s Jingle Ball Concert. But I Couldn’t Have Had More Fun.|Kevin Fallon|December 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Both characters manage to spin what could be irritating quirks into identifiable character traits. The Best TV Shows of 2013: ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ and More|Kevin Fallon|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Their heavy fines and irritating restrictions upon foreign workmen were nothing so much as a tax upon industrial progress. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham|Harold J. Laski The passengers were an uneducated set, whose presence was irritating. Letters of Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov Disaffection was visible on all sides, and yet inaction, irritating inaction, was obligatory. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke It had begun to snow, in a fitful, irritating way—little gritty pellets that blew into his face. The Vehement Flame|Margaret Wade Campbell Deland "I'll wait a few minutes," said Craig in his sharp, irritating voice. The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig|David Graham Phillips
Words related to irritatingdisturbing, annoying, bothersome, trying, provoking |