irritate | Amarkosh

Meaning of word irritate from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Cause annoyance in. Disturb, especially by minor irritations.

Example : Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me.
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves.

Synonyms : annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

Meaning : Excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame.

Example : Aspirin irritates my stomach.

Cause to feel better.

The medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation.
soothe

Meaning : Excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus.

Example : Irritate the glands of a leaf.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

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