- irritated - feeling inflammation or other discomfort (especially in a part of the body)
- annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stunng - aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
Antonym: pleased (indirect, via displeased)
- annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stunng - aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
- annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil - 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"
--1 is one way to displease
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun irritation1, noun irritation2, noun irritation7, noun irritation6, noun irritant1
The bad news will irritate him
The performance is likely to irritate Sue
- irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
--2 is one way to worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
Antonyms: soothe
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun irritation3, noun irritation5
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- 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"
--3 is one way to stimulate, excite
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun irritation4
Something ----s something