1. irritate - verb
· cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
Synonym(s): annoy, rag, get_to, bother, get_at, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Hypernym(s): displease
2. irritate - verb
· excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
Hypernym(s): worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
Antonym(s): soothe
3. irritate - verb
· excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"
Hypernym(s): stimulate, excite
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