irritating Definition

irritate
verb irritated, irritating

1. To make someone angry or annoyed.

Thesaurus: bother, provoke, exasperate, pester, aggravate, annoy, harass.
2. To make (part of the body, an organ, etc) sore and swollen or itchy.

Thesaurus: inflame, swell, pain, chafe, sting, redden; Antonym: soothe.
3. biol.
To stimulate (eg an organ) to respond in a characteristic manner.

Derivative: irritating
adj

Causing anger or annoyance
Thesaurus: disturbing, abrasive, aggravating, galling, trying, vexatious, infuriating, maddening, nagging; Antonym: pleasing, pleasant.

Derivative: irritatingly
adverb

Derivative: irritative
adj

Etymology: 16c: from Latin irritare, irritatum to incite, provoke or irritate.