Irritate
Pronunciation
Origin
From Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare ("to excite, irritate, incite, stimulate")
Full definition of irritate
Verb
- (transitive) To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.
- (transitive) To introduce irritability or irritation in.
- (intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
- (transitive) To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
- (obsolete) To render null and void.