irritate

CEFRC1

/ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/

verb

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  1. 01

    verb

    Cause annoyance in

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.

Examples

  • Doesn't it irritate you to see couples making out around town?

  • The fact seemed to irritate her husband.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).

  2. To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.

  3. To render null and void.

More examples

In context

  • His incompetence began to irritate everyone.

  • c. 1634-1661 John Bramhall, Protestants' Ordination Defended Are human laws presently superfluous, so often as they do not irritate or abrogate Divine laws ?

  • If thou irritatest my lord, there will come to war against thee all the Getulians, Numidians, and Garamantes, Afric contains.

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Origin

verb

Borrowed from Latin irrītātus, perfect passive participle of irrītō (“excite, irritate, incite, stimulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).