"irritate" meaning in English

See irritate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪrɪteɪt/ Audio: en-us-irritate.ogg [US] Forms: irritate [canonical], irritates [third-person, singular], irritated [past], irritated [past, participle], irritating [present, participle]
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  1. If you irritate someone, you make them a little angry.
    Sense id: simple-irritate-en-verb-kQ5qXlaD
  2. The act of causing swelling, itching, redness or pain to the body.
    Sense id: simple-irritate-en-verb-vutT4FLi Categories (other): Medicine
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