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Definitions for Irritate
[1] to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
[2] Physiology , Biology . to excite (a living system) to some characteristic action or function.
[3] Pathology . to bring (a body part) to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.
[4] to cause irritation or become irritated.
[5] to annoy or anger (someone)
[6] (tr) biology to stimulate (an organism or part) to respond in a characteristic manner
[7] (tr) pathol to cause (a bodily organ or part) to become excessively stimulated, resulting in inflammation, tenderness, etc
Words related to Irritate
annoy, sour, disturb, aggravate, exasperate, inflame, peeve, infuriate, vex, confuse, incense, enrage, gall, rile, irk, rankle, offend, rattle, provoke, bother
Words nearby Irritate
irritability, irritable, irritable bowel syndrome, irritable heart, irritant, irritate, irritated, irritating, irritation, irritation fibroma, irritative
Origin of Irritate
1525–35; < Latin irrītātus, past participle of irrītāre to arouse to anger, excite, aggravate, equivalent to irritā- v. stem + -tus past participle suffix
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Other words from Irritate
ir·ri·ta·tor , noun
Word origin for Irritate
C16: from Latin irrītāre to provoke, exasperate
Synonyms for Irritate
aggravate, annoy, bother, confuse, disturb, enrage, exasperate, gall, incense, inflame, infuriate, irk, offend, peeve, provoke, rankle, rattle, rile, sour, vex, abrade, affront, bug, burn, chafe, distemper, fret, get, grate, harass, madden, needle, nettle, pain, pester, pique, rasp, roil, ruffle, try, drive up the wall, get on nerves, get under skin, put out, rub the wrong way