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irritating

ir·ri·tat·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ir-i-tey-ting]
    • /ˈɪr ɪˌteɪ tɪŋ/
    • /ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ir-i-tey-ting]
    • /ˈɪr ɪˌteɪ tɪŋ/

Definitions of irritating word

  • adjective irritating causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions. 1
  • verb with object irritating to excite to impatience or anger; annoy. 1
  • verb with object irritating Physiology, Biology. to excite (a living system) to some characteristic action or function. 1
  • verb with object irritating Pathology. to bring (a body part) to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition. 1
  • verb without object irritating to cause irritation or become irritated. 1
  • noun irritating Causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger. 1

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Origin of irritating

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; irritate + -ing2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Irritating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

irritating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

irritating usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for irritating

adj irritating

  • disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
  • annoying — Someone or something that is annoying makes you feel fairly angry and impatient.
  • bothersome — Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
  • trying — extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit: a trying day; a trying experience.
  • provoking — serving to provoke; causing annoyance.

adjective irritating

  • exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
  • irksome — annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.
  • infuriating — Archaic. infuriated.
  • frustrating — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
  • grating — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.

adverb irritating

  • underfoot — under the foot or feet; on the ground; underneath or below: The climb was difficult because there were so many rocks underfoot.

noun irritating

  • ribbing — one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.

Antonyms for irritating

adjective irritating

  • soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.

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