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irritating definition
irritating |
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 irritating The adj irritating has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing -- (causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong") 2. irritating, irritative -- ((used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent") 3. irritating, painful -- (causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful") Antonyms of adj irritating 3 senses of irritating Sense 1 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing INDIRECT (VIA disagreeable) -> agreeable Sense 2 irritating, irritative INDIRECT (VIA stimulative) -> depressant Sense 3 irritating, painful INDIRECT (VIA uncomfortable) -> comfortable, comfy Similarity of adj irritating 3 senses of irritating Sense 1 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing => disagreeable (vs. agreeable) Sense 2 irritating, irritative => stimulative (vs. depressant) Sense 3 irritating, painful => uncomfortable (vs. comfortable) Attributes of adj irritating Familiarity of adj irritating irritating used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj irritating irritating 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 irritating The adj irritating has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing -- (causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong") 2. irritating, irritative -- ((used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent") 3. irritating, painful -- (causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful")
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