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[ verb ] cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations
Examples : "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)He was not irritated . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)She seemed irritated . |
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[ verb ] excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame
Examples "Aspirin irritates my stomach" Used in print (Time magazine, 77:3...)As cholesterol piles_up , it narrows , irritates and damages the artery , encouraging formation of calcium deposits and slowing circulation . Related terms |
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[ verb ] excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
Examples "irritate the glands of a leaf" Related terms |
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