irritate

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verb

1. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall², get, irk, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex. Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin. See feelings, pain/pleasure.
2. To make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction: abrade, chafe, excoriate, fret, gall². See help/harm/harmless.
3. To cause to become sore or inflamed: burn, inflame, sting. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: hurt, chafe
Antonyms: aid, assist, calm, help, soothe

v

Definition: upset, anger
Antonyms: aid, assuage, delight, help, pacify, please, soothe

as in: a skin irritation
sign description: One hand scratches the back of the opposite hand.

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For a list of words related to irritate, see:

• Violent Actions - irritate: provoke, annoy; attack sore spot

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Common misspelling(s) of irritated

• iritated

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - irritere, drille
v. intr. - pirre

Nederlands (Dutch)
irriteren, ergeren, prikkelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - irriter, agacer, exciter (un animal), vexer, (Méd) irriter
v. intr. - irriter, agacer, exciter (un animal), vexer, (Méd) irriter

Deutsch (German)
v. - reizen, ärgern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (εξ)ερεθίζω, εκνευρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
irritare, indispettire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - irritar

Русский (Russian)
раздражать, аннулировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - irritar, enconar, poner nervioso, exasperar
v. intr. - causar irritación , ponerse irritado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - irritera, reta (äv. fysiol.), oroa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使恼怒, 使过敏, 使烦躁, 使难受, 引起恼怒, 引起不愉快

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使惱怒, 使過敏, 使煩躁, 使難受
v. intr. - 引起惱怒, 引起不愉快

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 초조하게 하다, 노하게 하다, 무효로 하다
v. intr. - 무효로 하다, 실효 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 無効にする, いらいらさせる, じらす, 刺激する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغضب, يثير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרגיז, גירה (העור), הציק, גירה איבר לתגובה פעילה‬
v. intr. - ‮הורגז, הרגיז‬

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