irritatingir‧ri‧tat‧ing /ˈɪrəteɪtɪŋ/ ●●○ adjective 
He’s the most irritating man I’ve ever met. He was smiling in a way I found very irritating.irritating habit/characteristics/mannerisms She has an irritating habit of interrupting. a dry irritating cough—irritatingly adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a dog with an irritating, high-pitched bark
- It's so irritating how Ellen always tries to finish people's sentences for them.
- Sammy has an irritating habit of leaving the refrigerator door open while he's fixing something to eat.
- His blind refusal to break the rules and give us any information was so bloody irritating.
- Information-retrieval is often irritating and slow.
- It turned out to be an irritating, sad day.
- Nothing is more irritating than people who do not keep to the point and talk for too long.
- Since women's clay-to-day experience of irritating and offensive usage is unrelenting, this is obviously problematic.
Longman Language Activatormaking you angry
· Jason is one of the most annoying people I have ever met.· Just as I stepped into the shower the phone rang. It was so annoying.
annoying, especially because something keeps happening that makes you a little angry: · Sammy has an irritating habit of leaving the refrigerator door open while he's fixing something to eat.· It's so irritating how Ellen always tries to finish people's sentences for them.
also maddening especially British making you very angry and impatient: · Jill's attitude towards the people who work under her is infuriating.· I can't believe she's been reading our mail. How infuriating!
also be a pain in the ass/butt especially American informal to be very annoying. Be a pain in the ass/butt are impolite expressions: · It's such a pain in the neck to have to drive downtown every day.· Bobby's being a real pain in the butt today. I wish he'd just go home.
informal used when you are talking about something that makes you feel very annoyed or impatient, for example because it does not work properly: · I have to stay late and finish this stupid report.· The stupid gate won't open properly.
a situation that is frustrating is annoying and makes you feel very impatient by making it impossible for you to do what you want: · It's so frustrating when you're in a hurry and the traffic isn't moving.· Learning a new language can be a frustrating experience.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He was smiling in a way I found very irritating. She has an irritating habit of interrupting.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
an irritating habit, situation etc keeps annoying you: He was smiling in a way I found very irritating. She has an irritating habit of interrupting.· To many ordinary punters, he's simply the most irritating man in pop.
He’s the most irritating man I’ve ever met. He was smiling in a way I found very irritating.irritating habit/characteristics/mannerisms She has an irritating habit of interrupting. a dry irritating cough—irritatingly adverb