Irritate
verb
To make someone annoyed or a bit angry.
The constant noise from the machine started to irritate him
Often appears as...
- irritate someone
- irritate the eyes
verb
To cause an uncomfortable feeling in a part of the body.
The cream might irritate the skin
Often appears as...
- irritate the skin
- irritate the eye
verb
To make something such as a situation or problem worse.
His remarks could irritate the already delicate situation
Often appears as...
- irritate the situation
- irritate the problem
verb
To make someone annoyed or a bit angry.
The constant noise from the machine started to irritate him
Often appears as...
- irritate someone
- irritate the eyes
verb
To cause an uncomfortable feeling in a part of the body.
The cream might irritate the skin
Often appears as...
- irritate the skin
- irritate the eye
verb
To make something such as a situation or problem worse.
His remarks could irritate the already delicate situation
Often appears as...
- irritate the situation
- irritate the problem
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Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Annoyance
Use 'irritate' to describe actions or behaviors that are annoying but not extremely upsetting.
Chewing with an open mouth can irritate people nearby.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Disturbance
'Irritate' suggests a smaller, often continuous disturbance rather than a single, intense action.
His habit of interrupting me mid-sentence really irritates me.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Annoyance
Use 'irritate' to describe actions or behaviors that are annoying but not extremely upsetting.
Chewing with an open mouth can irritate people nearby.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Disturbance
'Irritate' suggests a smaller, often continuous disturbance rather than a single, intense action.
His habit of interrupting me mid-sentence really irritates me.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressing Annoyance
Use 'irritate' to describe actions or behaviors that are annoying but not extremely upsetting.
Chewing with an open mouth can irritate people nearby.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Disturbance
'Irritate' suggests a smaller, often continuous disturbance rather than a single, intense action.
His habit of interrupting me mid-sentence really irritates me.
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Which sunscreen should...
they're less irritating than carbon-based chemical sunscreens. These mineral-based sunscreens are preferential for the environment, too. If you plan on catching rays while splashing in a river or the ocean, keep in mind that carbon-based chemical sunscreens can harm marine life. Take coral reefs, for example.
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How to make your writing...
What's obvious to you may not be to the next person. And the opposite of the dumbest idea might just turn out to be the smartest. What about all that dumb stuff that happens in real life? Have you ever noticed how much comedy revolves around things that irritate, frustrate, and humiliate us?
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The world's largest...
and some of them are going to be irritating, but they're all related to me. So this email inspired me to dive into genealogy, which I always thought was a very staid and proper field, but it turns out it's going through a fascinating revolution, and a controversial one.
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How changing your story...
I need help with my wife. Lately, everything I do irritates her, even small things, like the noise I make when I chew. At breakfast, I noticed that she even tries to secretly put extra milk in my granola so it won't be as crunchy."
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
owns really get into your socks and really irritate you so wearing gaiters is one of the things it really helps fighting instead among apart from the ticks that's one of the reasons why we use that and there's my guy says yes you
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Lion vs Tiger - Who...
That if they eat a lot of grass, it will actually help them regurgitate and it will stop the irritation in the stomach. So if they're not feeling well, they know it will help them feel better. So, yeah, How do lions mate?
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Neglect in child-care...
dyrus eye contact she could not stand being moved touched or help and would begin to moan and bite on her wrist in her distress he's all very different now she now loves being lost Katie went from being irritated at
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Mating habits of the...
technique it's not unusual for the females to reject the amorous advances of their suitors it must be very irritating being followed around day and night sometimes they express their feelings quite locally
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A Rescue from Euthanasia...
it doesn't really help it actually frustrates them or pinches him you know it just creates an irritation my suggestion is to use it when there's not so much intensity
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
Now, obviously I said this in a fit of mild irritation. But it would never have occurred to me to think
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Which sunscreen should...
they're less irritating than carbon-based chemical sunscreens. These mineral-based sunscreens are preferential for the environment, too. If you plan on catching rays while splashing in a river or the ocean, keep in mind that carbon-based chemical sunscreens can harm marine life. Take coral reefs, for example.
Video examples
How to make your writing...
What's obvious to you may not be to the next person. And the opposite of the dumbest idea might just turn out to be the smartest. What about all that dumb stuff that happens in real life? Have you ever noticed how much comedy revolves around things that irritate, frustrate, and humiliate us?
Video examples
The world's largest...
and some of them are going to be irritating, but they're all related to me. So this email inspired me to dive into genealogy, which I always thought was a very staid and proper field, but it turns out it's going through a fascinating revolution, and a controversial one.
Video examples
How changing your story...
I need help with my wife. Lately, everything I do irritates her, even small things, like the noise I make when I chew. At breakfast, I noticed that she even tries to secretly put extra milk in my granola so it won't be as crunchy."
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
owns really get into your socks and really irritate you so wearing gaiters is one of the things it really helps fighting instead among apart from the ticks that's one of the reasons why we use that and there's my guy says yes you
Video examples
Lion vs Tiger - Who...
That if they eat a lot of grass, it will actually help them regurgitate and it will stop the irritation in the stomach. So if they're not feeling well, they know it will help them feel better. So, yeah, How do lions mate?
Video examples
Neglect in child-care...
dyrus eye contact she could not stand being moved touched or help and would begin to moan and bite on her wrist in her distress he's all very different now she now loves being lost Katie went from being irritated at
Video examples
Mating habits of the...
technique it's not unusual for the females to reject the amorous advances of their suitors it must be very irritating being followed around day and night sometimes they express their feelings quite locally
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A Rescue from Euthanasia...
it doesn't really help it actually frustrates them or pinches him you know it just creates an irritation my suggestion is to use it when there's not so much intensity
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
Now, obviously I said this in a fit of mild irritation. But it would never have occurred to me to think
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Paul Dano
American Actor
I'd always been fascinated by people who allow themselves to be so rude and irritated and foul-mouthed and hostile, but usually you can sense there's something vulnerable beneath them - a shield they use to protect that vulnerable side. Finally, when they expose that soft spot, it's kind of touching.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
I know what it means to do a job... I worked in a factory. I respect people in the service industry. What irritates me more is when people aren't respectful. There's a lot of nonsense behavior, especially in a place like Hollywood. The money, the power, they create little monsters.
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Geddy Lee
Canadian Musician
My diet, my regime, the whole life I have on the road has always got that little bit of stress because I'm always afraid I'm going to get a cold. And it's just such a nightmare when you got a cold or an irritation and you have to do a show.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.
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Jamie Hyneman
American Entertainer
We seriously irritate each other and don't want to spend any time together. And yet we have a profound respect for the partnership. We're like a couple of dogs with a rag.
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Nick Moran
English Actor
No one thinks they're irritating. Nobody thinks they're boring. So if you're playing a character like that you have to play them as how they think of themselves.
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Evelyn Underhill
English Writer
After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.
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Joan Didion
American Author
I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people.
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Louis Auchincloss
American Novelist
Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.
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Pasquier Quesnel
French Theologian
The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
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Paul Dano
American Actor
I'd always been fascinated by people who allow themselves to be so rude and irritated and foul-mouthed and hostile, but usually you can sense there's something vulnerable beneath them - a shield they use to protect that vulnerable side. Finally, when they expose that soft spot, it's kind of touching.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
I know what it means to do a job... I worked in a factory. I respect people in the service industry. What irritates me more is when people aren't respectful. There's a lot of nonsense behavior, especially in a place like Hollywood. The money, the power, they create little monsters.
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Geddy Lee
Canadian Musician
My diet, my regime, the whole life I have on the road has always got that little bit of stress because I'm always afraid I'm going to get a cold. And it's just such a nightmare when you got a cold or an irritation and you have to do a show.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.
Quote examples
Jamie Hyneman
American Entertainer
We seriously irritate each other and don't want to spend any time together. And yet we have a profound respect for the partnership. We're like a couple of dogs with a rag.
Quote examples
Nick Moran
English Actor
No one thinks they're irritating. Nobody thinks they're boring. So if you're playing a character like that you have to play them as how they think of themselves.
Quote examples
Evelyn Underhill
English Writer
After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.
Quote examples
Joan Didion
American Author
I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people.
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Louis Auchincloss
American Novelist
Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.
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Pasquier Quesnel
French Theologian
The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
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