irritating
/ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ
/adjective
1Causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger: an irritating child...
- She looked at him, casting him an irritating, exasperated look.
- Imagine if that irritating receptionist didn't bother to smile as she told you everything you want is absolutely out of the question.
- But they have, all of them, one particularly irritating little habit.
Synonyms
annoying, infuriating, exasperating, maddening, trying, tiresome, vexing, vexatious, irksome, galling, troublesome, bothersome, provoking, displeasing;
awkward, difficult, inconvenient
informal aggravating, pesky, cussed, accursed, confounded, infernal, pestiferous, plaguy, pestilent
2Causing irritation to a body part: the substance may be irritating to eyes and skin...
- I am suffering from a urinary tract infection, which has subsequently resulted in an irritating rash on my face and body.
- The hawking is very irritating to the inflamed throat and is often the reason the symptoms persist.
- Alcohol can also make the stomach more sensitive to the irritating effect of aspirin.