irritate
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
Other meanings
To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
Synonyms
- rag
- get to
- bother
- get at
- gravel
Word history
From Latin "irrītātus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “irritate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.