v.tr. 1 excite to anger; annoy. 2 stimulate discomfort or pain in (a part of the body). 3 Biol. stimulate (an organ) to action. irritatedly adv. irritating adj. irritatingly adv. irritation n. irritative adj. irritator n.
[ L irritare irritat- ]
IRRITATE
Meaning of IRRITATE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012