Irritate — synonyms, irritate antonyms, definition

1. irritate (Verb)

abuse aggravate agitate anger animate annoy arouse badger beat blister blow up bother burn chafe convulse devil disquiet disturb embitter enrage • • • soothe

irritate (Verb) — Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. ex. "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

irritate (Verb) — Excite to an abnormal condition,, chafe or inflame. ex. "Aspirin irritates my stomach"

irritate (Verb) — (physiology) excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus. ex. "irritate the glands of a leaf"

aggravate displease exacerbate exasperate excite stimulate worsen antagonise antagonize beset chafe chevvy chevy chivvy chivy eat into fret gall get get under one's skin grate harass harry hassle itch molest peeve • • •