adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of irritate form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.

   "irritating bureaucracy"

2. 2
   Stimulating or exciting a response.

Adjective

1. 1
   causing irritation or annoyance wordnet
2. 2
   causing physical discomfort wordnet
3. 3
   (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

irritativepestiferousacerbicacidacridaggravating

Antonyms

All antonyms

mild

Example

More examples

"He is a very irritating critic of others."

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