irritate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin irritatus, pp. of irritare (“‘to excite, irritate, incite, stimulate’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

to irritate (third-person singular simple present irritates, present participle irritating, simple past and past participle irritated)

1. (transitive) To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.
2. (transitive) To introduce irritability.
3. (intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
4. (transitive) To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).

[edit] Synonyms

• provoke
• rile

[edit] Antonyms

• please

[edit] Related terms

• irritation
• irritative
• irritatory

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• exasperate
• peeve
• disturb

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

irritate pl.

1. Feminine form of irritato.

[edit] Verb

irritate

1. second-person plural present tense of irritare
2. second-person plural imperative of irritare
3. feminine plural past participle of irritare