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- Dictionaryirritating/ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger: "an irritating child"
- 2. causing irritation to a body part: "the substance may be irritating to eyes and skin"
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adjective. uk / ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ / us / ˈɪr.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪŋ / Add to word list. B2. making you feel annoyed: an irritating habit. Synonyms. annoying. bothersome old-fashioned. galling. pesky informal. vexatious old-fashioned or formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Annoying. accursed. aggravating. annoyingly. ball-ache. exasperatingly.
The meaning of IRRITATING is causing displeasure, anger, or annoyance. How to use irritating in a sentence.
The meaning of IRRITATE is to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : annoy. How to use irritate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Irritate.
Irritating definition: causing irritation; annoying; provoking; irritating questions.. See examples of IRRITATING used in a sentence.
to make something sore or painful, or to cause an uncomfortable physical reaction: At first my contact lenses irritated my eyes. (Definition of irritate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of irritate. irritate.
irritating in British English. (ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ ) adjective. 1. causing annoyance or anger. They have the irritating habit of constantly interrupting. 2. (of a substance, chemical, etc) causing inflammation or tenderness of a bodily organ or part. The gas is highly irritating to the mucous membranes.
to make someone angry or annoyed: After a while her behavior really began to irritate me. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to make someone angry. anger It angers me that governments never do anything to eradicate the problem. infuriate It infuriates me to hear of drug use in sports.
