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By meaning 1
to cause or induce displeasure or irritation:
Русский
By meaning 1
to cause or induce displeasure or irritation:
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By meaning 1
to cause or induce displeasure or irritation:

Examples

455 sentences

  1. His incompetence began to irritate everyone.

    Його некомпетентність почала всіх дратувати. — ascolto

    ruЕго некомпетентность начала всех раздражать. — paul_lingvo

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  2. I know that Tom is irritated.

    Я знаю, що Том роздратований. — deniko

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  3. Tom told me that he's irritated.

    Том сказав мені, що він роздратований. — deniko

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Meaning

4 senses

  1. (intransitive)To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.

    reizen, irritieren, ärgern

    раздража́тьrazdražátʹ, злитьzlitʹ, серди́тьserdítʹ

    дратува́тиdratuváty

    cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

  2. (transitive)To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.

  3. (transitive)To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To render null and void.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin irrītātus, perfect passive participle of irrītō (“excite, irritate, in

Borrowed from Latin irrītātus, perfect passive participle of irrītō (“excite, irritate, incite, stimulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Borrowed from Latin irritātus, perfect passive participle of irritō (“to invalidate, render void, annul”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from irritus (“invalid”), the equivalent of in- + ratus (“valid, established, fixed”).

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Forms

irritates, irritating, irritated, irritated

regular · Lesson

Base formirritate · to irritate
3rd person singularirritates
Present participleirritating
Past simpleirritated
Past participleirritated

Tenses

irritate · irritated · will irritate · have irritated

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyirritate
he, she, itirritates

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave irritated
he, she, ithas irritated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill irritate

Past simpleLesson

all personsirritated

Synonyms

89 synonyms
To cause or induce displeasure or irritation:abradechafe
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in:provokeC1annoyA2botherA2bugA2getA1devilB2jazzB1nerveB2persecuteC1stormA2troubleB1rileaggravatenettle
To induce pain in:acheB2agonizeB2anguishB2hurtA1pineB2rackB2tormentC1tortureB2afflictpangaggrievedereexcruciatethroe
(obsolete)To render null and void:annulnullifyinvalidate
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in:pleaseB1sootheB1placate

Word family

11 related words
RelatedirritationB2disturbA2irritantirritativeirritatoryexasperatepeeve
Derivedabirritatecounterirritateirritatableirritator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
irrevocablyC2irrigateirrigationirritableirritationB2isabellaish

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