Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Irritate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
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"
2
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
"Aspirin irritates my stomach"
3
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"
4
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
Example Sentences
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
verb
"It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
verb
"Aspirin irritates my stomach"
verb
"irritate the glands of a leaf"
verb
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