irritate
verb /ˈɪrɪteɪt/
/ˈɪrɪteɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they irritate | /ˈɪrɪteɪt/ /ˈɪrɪteɪt/ |
| he / she / it irritates | /ˈɪrɪteɪts/ /ˈɪrɪteɪts/ |
| past simple irritated | /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle irritated | /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form irritating | /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/ |
- irritate somebody to annoy somebody, especially by something you continuously do or by something that continuously happens
- The way she puts on that accent really irritates me.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- That man really irritates me!
- She was moody at times and easily irritated.
- The noise was beginning to irritate me intensely.
- She was irritated by his continued refusal to believe her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- really
- slightly
- easily
- …
- irritate something to make your skin or a part of your body painful
- Some drugs can irritate the lining of the stomach.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- really
- slightly
- easily
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘excite, provoke’): from Latin irritat- ‘irritated’, from the verb irritare.