irritate — to make someone annoyed or angry
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make someone annoyed or angry
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪrɪteɪt/
Example Sentences
- My little brother's habit of repeating everything I say really irritates me.
- The perfume in the elevator irritated my allergies.
- Don't scratch the mosquito bite - it will only irritate it more.
irritate
VERB[/ˈɪrɪteɪt/]
to make someone annoyed or angry
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈɪrɪteɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɪrɪteɪt/
🌳Etymology
Rootirrit
Suffix--ate
🎵Rhyme
imitatemeditatecelebrate
imitate
meditate
celebrate
🔗Collocations
irritate the skin
irritate someone's eyes
easily irritated
irritate a wound
irritate customers
chronically irritated
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My little brother's habit of repeating everything I say really irritates me.”
“The perfume in the elevator irritated my allergies.”
“Don't scratch the mosquito bite - it will only irritate it more.”
😄 Fun example
“His terrible dad jokes irritate everyone at the office.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
annoybotheraggravateprovokevex
Antonyms
soothecalmplease
Related
irritationirritableirritantirritating
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