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"It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"verbcause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritationstype of:
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"Aspirin irritates my stomach"verbexcite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflameOpposite:type of:
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"irritate the glands of a leaf"verbexcite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
Examples of irritate
- "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
- "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
- "irritate the glands of a leaf"