irritate
/icons/point.icon IRRITATE, EXASPERATE, NETTLE, PROVOKE, RILE, PEEVE mean to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance.
IRRITATE implies an often gradual arousing of angry feelings that may range from mere impatience to rage.
e.g. constant nagging that irritated me greatly
EXASPERATE suggests galling annoyance and the arousing of extreme impatience.
e.g. his exasperating habit of putting off needed decisions
NETTLE suggests a sharp but passing annoyance or stinging.
e.g. your pompous attitude nettled several people
PROVOKE implies an arousing of strong annoyance that may excite to action.
e.g. remarks made solely to provoke her
RILE implies inducing an angry or resentful agitation.
e.g. the new work schedules riled the employees
PEEVE suggests arousing fretful often petty or querulous irritation.
e.g. a toddler peeved at being refused a cookie
https://gyazo.com/5cfe77e31ef19885eadfb6053e15b4e4
source: [NEW GAME!の飯島ゆんがイライラするGIF画像｜無料GIF画像検索 GIFMAGAZINE 973582]
verb with object
make (someone) annoyed, impatient, or angry:
〈人･行為などが〉〈人〉をいらいらさせる, いらだたせる; …をじらす
e.g. his tone irritated her
e.g. no object : his voice tends to irritate.
cause inflammation or other discomfort in (a part of the body).
〈肌･喉など〉をひりひりさせる; …をかゆく, ちくちくさせる; …に炎症を起こす
Biology stimulate (an organism, cell, or organ) to produce an active response.
…に刺激を与える 〘生物〙
DERIVATIVES
irritative | ˈirəˌtādiv | adjective
irritator | -ˌtātər | noun
ORIGIN
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘excite, provoke’): from Latin irritat- ‘irritated’, from the verb irritare.