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irritated definition
irritated |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb irritate 2 senses of irritate Sense 1 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => get => eat into fret, rankle, grate => peeve => ruffle => fret => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate => antagonize, antagonise Sense 2 irritate => chafe, gall, fret => rub, scratch, itch Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb irritate 2 senses of irritate Sense 1 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => get => eat into fret, rankle, grate => peeve => ruffle => fret => harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => nettle, needle, goad => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate => madden => hamstring => tease, badger, harass, pester, bug, beleaguer => persecute, oppress, harass => purge => haze => antagonize, antagonise Sense 2 irritate => chafe, gall, fret => rub, scratch, itch Entailment of verb irritate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb irritate 2 senses of irritate Sense 1 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => displease Sense 2 irritate => worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate Familiarity of verb irritate irritate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb irritate Sense 1 annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil => displease -------------- Sense 2 irritate => worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate -------------- Overview of verb irritate The verb irritate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (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") 2. (1) irritate -- (cause to be in a worse state; "Aspirin irritates my stomach") Overview of adj irritated The adj irritated has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) irritated -- (feeling inflammation or other discomfort (especially in a part of the body)) 2. annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay") Antonyms of adj irritated 1 of 2 senses of irritated Sense 2 annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung INDIRECT (VIA displeased) -> pleased Similarity of adj irritated 2 senses of irritated Sense 1 irritated Participle of verb irritate (Sense 2) =>irritate => worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate Sense 2 annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung => displeased (vs. pleased) Attributes of adj irritated Familiarity of adj irritated irritated used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj irritated irritated Overview of verb irritate The verb irritate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (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") 2. (1) irritate -- (cause to be in a worse state; "Aspirin irritates my stomach") Overview of adj irritated The adj irritated has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) irritated -- (feeling inflammation or other discomfort (especially in a part of the body)) 2. annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay")
irritated definition
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