1. (verb)
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations Synonyms: nark, dumbfound, get at, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus
2. (verb)
irritate
- excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame Synonyms: annoy, nettle, get to, rag, gravel, rile, devil, bother, nark, vex, chafe, get at
3. (verb)
irritate
- excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus Synonyms: annoy, nettle, get to, rag, gravel, rile, devil, bother, nark, vex, chafe, get at
Synonyms of 'irritate'
