irritate

Words with a similar base: irritate

'irritate'

[annoy.v.01] as in: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Examples:
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

'irritate'

[irritate.v.02] as in: excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame

Examples:
Aspirin irritates my stomach

'irritate'

[irritate.v.03] as in: excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus

Examples:
irritate the glands of a leaf

Origins

					irritate (English)
└── irritatus (Latin)

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