DICTOMETER

IRRITATING

(irritate, irritating, pinchar, emocionante, enojoso, irritante, irritere, gretten, irriterende, rystende)

1. Synonyms:
   • Annoy
   • Rag
   • Get to
   • Bother
   • Get at
   • Irritate
   • Rile
   • Nark
   • Nettle
   • Gravel
   • Vex
   • Chafe
   • Devil
   Definitions:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   soothe
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Irritate
   Definitions:
   • excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
   Examples:
   • Aspirin irritates my stomach
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Irritate
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Annoying
   • Bothersome
   • Galling
   • Irritating
   • Nettlesome
   • Pesky
   • Pestering
   • Pestiferous
   • Plaguy
   • Plaguey
   • Teasing
   • Vexatious
   • Vexing
   Definitions:
   • causing irritation or annoyance
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   • Agreeable
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Irritating
   • Irritative
   Definitions:
   • (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
   Examples:
   • An irritative agent
   Antonyms:
   • Depressant
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Irritating
   • Painful
   Definitions:
   • causing physical discomfort
   Examples:
   • Bites of black flies are more than irritating
   • They can be very painful
   Antonyms:
   • Comfortable
   • Comfy