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ir⋅ri⋅tat⋅ing

[ir-i-tey-ting]

–adjective

causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.

Origin:
1700–10; irritate + -ing ²

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Language Translation for : irritating

Spanish:

irritante,

German:

irritierend,

Japanese:

いらいらさせる

[ir-i-teyt]

verb, -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.

2.	Physiology, Biology. to excite (a living system) to some characteristic action or function.

3.	Pathology. to bring (a body part) to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to cause irritation or become irritated.

Origin:
1525–35; < L irrītātus, ptp. of irrītāre to arouse to anger, excite, aggravate, equiv. to irritā- v. stem + -tus ptp. suffix

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ir·ri·tate   (ĭr'ĭ-tāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates

v.   tr.

To rouse to impatience or anger; annoy: a loud bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy.
To chafe or inflame.
Physiology To cause physiological activity or response in (an organ or tissue), as by application of a stimulus.

v. intr.
To be a cause of impatience or anger.

[Latin irrītāre, irrītāt-.]

ir'ri·tat'ing·ly adv., ir'ri·ta'tor n.

irritating
adjective
1.	causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
2.	(used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent"
3.	causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"

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