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irritates definition
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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 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")
irritates definition
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