irritate
Pronunciation: /ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/
The English word “irritate” has 4 meanings listed here.
verb
- To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
- To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
- To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
- To render null and void.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin irrītātus, perfect passive participle of irrītō (“excite, irritate, incite, stimulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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