irritate


Meanings

  • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
    • "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
  • excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame;
    • "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
  • excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus;
    • "irritate the glands of a leaf"
  • IRRITATE v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES to excite to impatience or anger


Scrabble Score: 8

irritate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

irritate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

irritate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

irritate is a valid Words With Friends word