Definition of irritate

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Irritate (n.) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage..

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Acontia :: Acontia (n. pl.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated..
Irritate :: Irritate (n.) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage..
Sting :: Sting (v. t.) To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands..
Bloodshot :: Bloodshot (a.) Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated..
Importune :: Importune (a.) To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry..
Inflammatory :: Inflammatory (a.) Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate..
Acerbate :: Acerbate (v. t.) To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.
Irritated :: Irritated (imp. & p. p.) of Irritat.
Vexingly :: Vexingly (adv.) In a vexing manner; so as to vex, tease, or irritate..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
Spite :: Spite (n.) Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite..
Hector :: Hector (v. t.) To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying..
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
Irritate :: Irritate (a.) Excited; heightened.
Emboil :: Emboil (v. t.) To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.
Badger :: Badger (v. t.) To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently..
Vex :: Vex (v. t.) To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease.
Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To fret; to irritate; to offend.
Irritant :: Irritant (n.) That which irritates or excites.
Displease :: Displease (v. t.) To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke..
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