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irritating 音标拼音: ['ɪrət ,etɪŋ] a. 刺激的,使愤怒的,气人的 刺激的,使愤怒的,气人的 irritating adj 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" [ synonym: { annoying}, { bothersome}, { galling}, { irritating}, { nettlesome}, { pesky}, { pestering}, { pestiferous}, { plaguy}, { plaguey}, { teasing}, { vexatious}, { vexing}] 2: ( used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; " an irritative agent" [ synonym: { irritating}, { irritative}] 3: causing physical discomfort; " bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful" [ synonym: { irritating}, { painful}] irritating \ irritating\ adj. 1. causing annoyance. Syn: annoying, galling, chafing, nettlesome, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing. [ WordNet 1. 5 PJC] 2. causing irritation of living tissue; -- used of physical stimuli. Syn: irritant, irritative. [ WordNet 1. 5 PJC] 3. causing pain or physical discomfort; as, an irritating burr under his stocking. Syn: painful. [ WordNet 1. 5]
Irritate \ Ir" ri* tate\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Irritated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Irritating}.] [ L. irritatus, p. p. of irritare. Of doubtful origin.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to stimulate. [ 1913 Webster] Cold maketh the spirits vigorous and irritateth them. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates his subjects. [ 1913 Webster] Dismiss the man, nor irritate the god: Prevent the rage of him who reigns above. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Physiol.) To produce irritation in; to stimulate; to cause to contract. See { Irritation}, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Med.) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage. Syn: To fret; inflame; excite; provoke; tease; vex; exasperate; anger; incense; enrage. Usage: To { Irritate}, { Provoke}, { Exasperate}. These words express different stages of excited or angry feeling. Irritate denotes an excitement of quick and slightly angry feeling which is only momentary; as, irritated by a hasty remark. To provoke implies the awakening of some open expression of decided anger; as, a provoking insult. Exasperate denotes a provoking of anger at something unendurable. Whatever comes across our feelings irritates; whatever excites anger provokes; whatever raises anger to a high point exasperates. " Susceptible and nervous people are most easily irritated; proud people are quickly provoked; hot and fiery people are soonest exasperated." -- Crabb. [ 1913 Webster] 69 Moby Thesaurus words for " irritating": acerbic, acid, acrid, aggravating, aggravative, annoying, asperous, astringent, biting, bitter, bothering, bothersome, caustic, chafing, contentious, cutting, disturbing, escharotic, exasperating, exasperative, fretting, galling, grating, grinding, harassing, harsh, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritant, irritative, keen, mordant, nose- tickling, penetrating, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, piercing, piquant, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, poignant, provocative, provoking, pungent, rasping, rough, scratchy, severe, sharp, sour, stinging, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, trenchant, troublesome, troubling, vexatious, vexing, vitriolic, wearisome, worrisome, worrying
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