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irritating

/ˈɪə.ɹɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ/adjective4 syllables

Irritating means: causing irritation or annoyance.

Synonyms for irritating17

adjective, as in causing irritation or annoyance

annoying, bothersome, galling, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing, disagreeable

adjective, as in (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite

irritative, stimulative

adjective, as in causing physical discomfort

painful, uncomfortable

What does irritating mean?3

adjective

1

causing irritation or annoyance“tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”

2

(used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite“an irritative agent”

3

causing physical discomfort“bites of black flies are more than irritating: they can be very painful”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Irritating in a sentence

  • Hmph, these flies have been buzzing for a while now, how irritating!tsp_2
  • You find it irritating that she chose me, don't you?Nuel
  • He is a very irritating critic of others.Shiawase
  • An accent can be either charming or irritating.Hybrid
  • I find it irritating when people talk during concerts.CK
  • People who whisper all the time can be very irritating.CM
  • Far from irritating my skin it was better than before I used it.unknown
  • I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.Spamster

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