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ir·ri·tate

(ĭr′ĭ-tāt′)

v. ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates

v.tr.

1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy: a loud, bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy.

2. To make sore or inflamed: The smoke irritated my eyes.

3. Physiology To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

v.intr.

To be a cause of impatience or anger.

[Latin irrītāre, irrītāt-.]

ir′ri·tat′ing·ly adv.

ir′ri·ta′tor n.

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irritating

(ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ)

adj

causing annoyance or anger(of a substance, chemical, etc) causing inflammation or tenderness of a bodily organ or part

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Adj.	1.	irritating - causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" annoying, bothersome, galling, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, plaguy, vexatious, vexing, plaguey, teasing, pestiferous disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"
	2.	irritating - (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent" irritative stimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
	3.	irritating - causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful" painful uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"

irritating

adjective annoying, trying, provoking, infuriating, upsetting, disturbing, nagging, aggravating (informal), troublesome, galling, maddening, disquieting, displeasing, worrisome, irksome, vexatious, pestilential They have the irritating habit of interrupting you.
calming, soothing, agreeable, pleasing, quieting, comforting, pleasant, assuaging, mollifying

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irritating

adjective

Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations:

annoying, bothersome, galling, irksome, nettlesome, plaguy, provoking, troublesome, vexatious.

Translations

مُثِيرٌ لِلْغَضَبِمُهَيِّج

nepříjemnýznervózňující

irriterende

ärsyttävä

iritantan

pirrandi

irritante noioso

いらいらさせる

화나게 하는

znervózňujúci

razdražljiv

irriterande

ทำให้รำคาญ

kızdırıcısinir bozucusinirlendirici

làm phát cáu

气人的使人不愉快的

irritating

[ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= annoying) [person, habit] → irritante
it's really most irritating → es de lo más irritante

2. (to skin, eyes) [substance] → irritante

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irritating

[ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ] adj

(= annoying) [habit] → irritant(e)

(physically) → irritant(e)
to be irritating to the skin → être irritant pour la peau
to be irritating to the eyes → être irritant pour les yeux

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irritating

adj → ärgerlich; cough → lästig; I find his jokes most irritating → seine Witze regen mich wirklich auf; you really are the most irritating person → du kannst einem wirklich auf die Nerven gehen; how irritating for you! → wie ärgerlich!; the irritating thing is that … → das Ärgerliche ist, dass …; she has an irritating habit of snapping her fingers → sie hat die ärgerliche Angewohnheit, mit den Fingern zu schnipsen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

irritating

[ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪŋ] adj (annoying) → irritante, seccante; (itchy) → irritante

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irritate

(ˈiriteit) verb

1. to annoy or make angry. The children's chatter irritated him.

2. to make (a part of the body) sore, red, itchy etc. Soap can irritate a baby's skin.

ˈirritable adjective

easily annoyed. He was in an irritable mood.

ˈirritably adverb

ˌirritaˈbility noun

ˈirritableness noun

ˈirritating adjective

She has an irritating voice.

ˌirriˈtation noun

irritating

→ مُثِيرٌ لِلْغَضَبِ nepříjemný irriterende nervig εκνευριστικός irritante ärsyttävä agaçant iritantan irritante いらいらさせる 화나게 하는 irritant irriterende irytujący irritante раздражающий irriterande ทำให้รำคาญ sinir bozucu làm phát cáu 气人的

irritating

adj (person, event, etc.) molesto; (substance) irritante

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