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# irritate

verb (irritate, irritates, irritated, irritating)

«irritate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To irritate someone is to annoy them or make them a bit angry, often by doing something again and again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#m1)
2. To irritate part of the body, such as skin or eyes, is to make it sore, itchy or red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories, «irritate» shows mild annoyance: a buzzing fly or a humming brother. In health and safety, some soaps, plants, smoke and chemicals irritate the skin or eyes, so we wear gloves or goggles. Common phrases: «irritate the skin», «irritate the eyes», «it irritates me when…», «get irritated», «irritating habit».

### Examples

- It really irritates me when people chew loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#x1)
- My brother hummed just to irritate me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#x2)
- Smoke from the bonfire irritated my eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#x3)
- This wool jumper irritates my skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#x4)
- The teacher was irritated by the constant tapping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#x5)
- Some cleaning sprays can irritate your lungs, so open a window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#x6)
- Stinging nettles irritate your skin and make little bumps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#x7)
- “Don’t irritate him unnecessarily,” had been Wendy’s instructions in the hold; so Tootles stepped forward politely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: irritated, irritating. «Irritated» = how you feel (I was irritated); «irritating» = what causes it (an irritating noise). Noun: «irritation». «Irritant» is a substance that irritates, a word seen on hazard labels. It is milder than «enrage» or «infuriate».

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and stories, «irritate» shows mild annoyance: a buzzing fly or a humming brother. In health and safety, some soaps, plants, smoke and chemicals irritate the skin or eyes, so we wear gloves or goggles. Common phrases: «irritate the skin», «irritate the eyes», «it irritates me when…», «get irritated», «irritating habit».

### Examples

- man's secret and method, they began to irritate liim with their words, and tinally left liim, t;iking his science with them and became builders like him. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/irritate/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: irritated, irritating. «Irritated» = how you feel (I was irritated); «irritating» = what causes it (an irritating noise). Noun: «irritation». «Irritant» is a substance that irritates, a word seen on hazard labels. It is milder than «enrage» or «infuriate».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «irritate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irritate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«irritate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/irritate.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «irritate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/irritate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«irritate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/irritate.html) on Mova free.