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Irritating — synonyms, irritating antonyms, definition

1. irritating (a)

14 synonyms
bitter disagreeable distasteful disturbing indecorous inimical obstinate refractory sour uncouth unpleasant unsavoury untoward vitriolic

2. irritating (Adjective)

14 synonyms
annoying bothersome galling irritative nettlesome painful pesky pestering pestiferous plaguey plaguy teasing vexatious vexing
3 definitions

irritating (Adjective) — Causing irritation or annoyance. ex. "an irritating delay"

irritating (Adjective) — (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite. ex. "an irritating agent"

irritating (Adjective) — Causing physical discomfort. ex. "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"

3. irritating (Verb)

11 synonyms
bothering chafing deviling getting at getting to graveling narking nettling pissing off ragging riling
1 antonym
soothing
3 definitions

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

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

irritating (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"

7 types of
aggravating displeasing exacerbating exasperating exciting stimulating worsening
27 types
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