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Verb irritate has 3 senses
- annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
--1 is one way to displease
Sample sentences:
The bad news will irritate him
The performance is likely to irritate Sue
- irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
--2 is one way to worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
Antonyms: soothe
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"
--3 is one way to stimulate, excite
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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