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[verb] physiology and biology: excite to some characteristic action or condition, as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"
[verb] cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
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\Ir"ri*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irritated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Irritating}.] [L. irritatus, p. p. of irritare. Of doubtful origin.] 1. To increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to stimulate. Cold maketh the spirits vigorous and irritateth them. --Bacon. 2. To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates his subjects. Dismiss the man, nor irritate the god: Prevent the rage of him who reigns above. --Pope. 3. (Physiol.) To produce irritation in; to stimulate; to cause to contract. See {Irritation}, n., 2. 4. (Med.) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage. Syn: To fret; inflame; excite; provoke; tease; vex; exasperate; anger; incense; enrage. Usage: To {Irritate}, {Provoke}, {Exasperate}. These words express different stages of excited or angry feeling. Irritate denotes an excitement of quick and slightly angry feeling which is only momentary; as, irritated by a hasty remark. To provoke implies the awakening of some open expression of decided anger; as, a provoking insult. Exasperate denotes a provoking of anger at something unendurable. Whatever comes across our feelings irritates; whatever excites anger provokes; whatever raises anger to a high point exasperates. ``Susceptible and nervous people are most easily irritated; proud people are quickly provoked; hot and fiery people are soonest exasperated.'' --Crabb.
\Ir"ri*tate\, a. Excited; heightened. [Obs.]
Synonyms for irritate
annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
Antonyms: soothe
See also: aggravate | antagonise | antagonize | beset | chafe | chevvy | chevy | chivvy | chivy | displease | eat into | exacerbate | exasperate | excite | fret | fret | gall | get | grate | harass | harry | hassle | itch | molest | peeve | pinch | plague | provoke | rankle | rub | ruffle | scratch | stimulate | vellicate | worsen |
Related terms: aggravate, come between, convulse, crucify, embitter, grate on, gripe, inflict pain, irk, martyr, needle, peeve, pierce, provoke, put to torture, roil, set against, set up, torment, twist, vex, worsen
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Let's analyse "irritate" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETATIRRI. Average typing speed for these characters is 2180 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
irritate: 9 + 9 + 1 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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