irritate

irritate
v
1. vex, provoke, pique, annoy, irk, peeve, nettle, chafe, get on [s.o.'s] nerves, tread on [s.o.'s] toes, go against the grain, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain, Inf. rub [s.o.] the wrong way, Inf. get under [s.o.'s] skin, Inf. get in [s.o.'s] hair; exasperate, ruffle, disturb, disquiet, discompose, discountenance, put out, put off, try [s.o.'s] patience, Inf. put [s.o.'s] nose out of joint, get, Sl. get [s.o.'s] goat; set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw or crop, Inf. grate or grate on one's nerves.
2. bother, pester, hector, harass, Sl. bug, Sl. hassle, Sl. drive [s.o.] nuts or crazy or bananas, Sl. drive [s.o.] up the wall; hound, dog, nag, pick on, pick at, Sl. ride, Inf. give [s.o.] a hard or bad time; bedevil, torment, tease, taunt, tweak, mock, Inf. needle; trouble, plague, fret, worry, Scot. thraw, Scot. fash.
3. anger, incense, raise [s.o.'s] ire or hackles, get [s.o.'s] back up, Inf. get [s.o.'s] Irish or dander up, Inf. burn [s.o.] up, Sl. tick [s.o.] off, Sl. tee [s.o.] off.
4. agitate, inflame, enflame, kindle, fire, fire up, stir up, work up, wind up; incite, ignite, touch off.

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