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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ir•ri•tat•ing /ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - causing a feeling of annoyance, anger, or impatience:his irritating whining.
causing an irritation to the skin or other part of the body:the irritating effects of soot on the eyes. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ir•ri•tat•ing (ir′i tā′ting),USA pronunciation adj. - causing irritation;
annoying;
provoking:irritating questions.
ir′ri•tat′ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ir•ri•tate /ˈɪrɪˌteɪt/USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - to cause (someone) to have a feeling of impatience or anger;
annoy:[~ + object]Her whining really irritates me. - to cause (someone to have) a feeling of itching or other irritation on the skin or on a part of the body: [no object]That chemical irritates if it gets on your skin.[~ + object]Harsh soap irritates her skin.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ir•ri•tate (ir′i tāt′),USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.t. - to excite to impatience or anger;
annoy. - Physiologyto excite (a living system) to some characteristic action or function.
- Pathologyto bring (a body part) to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.
v.i. - to cause irritation or become irritated.
- Latin irrītātus, past participle of irrītāre to arouse to anger, excite, aggravate, equivalent. to irritā- verb, verbal stem + -tus past participle suffix
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vex, chafe, fret, gall; nettle, ruffle, pique; incense, enrage, infuriate, inflame. Irritate, exasperate, provoke mean to annoy or stir to anger. To irritate is to excite to impatience or angry feeling, often of no great depth or duration:to irritate by refusing to explain an action.To exasperate is to irritate to a point where self-control is threatened or lost:to exasperate by continual delays and excuses.To provoke is to stir to a sudden, strong feeling of resentful anger as by unwarrantable acts or wanton annoyance:to tease and provoke an animal until it attacks.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: irritate /ˈɪrɪˌteɪt/ vb - to annoy or anger (someone)
- (transitive) to stimulate (an organism or part) to respond in a characteristic manner
- (transitive) to cause (a bodily organ or part) to become excessively stimulated, resulting in inflammation, tenderness, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin irrītāre to provoke, exasperateˈirriˌtator n |