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v. (emotion) | 1. annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| ~ get under one's skin, get | irritate.; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" |
| ~ eat into, rankle, grate, fret | gnaw into; make resentful or angry.; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" |
| ~ chafe | feel extreme irritation or anger.; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" |
| ~ peeve | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful. |
| ~ ruffle | trouble or vex.; "ruffle somebody's composure" |
| ~ fret | cause annoyance in. |
| ~ beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| ~ antagonize, antagonise | provoke the hostility of.; "Don't antagonize your boss" |
| ~ displease | give displeasure to. |
v. (body) | 2. irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame.; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
| ~ aggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate | make worse.; "This drug aggravates the pain" |
| ~ chafe, gall, fret | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing. |
| ~ itch, rub, scratch | scrape or rub as if to relieve itching.; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" |
v. (change) | 3. irritate | excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus.; "irritate the glands of a leaf" |
| ~ physiology | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms. |
| ~ stimulate, excite | act as a stimulant.; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" |
| ~ vellicate, pinch | irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear.; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back" |
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