ergeren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
- chafe noun Warmth produced by rubbing against something.
- offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
- peeve noun A small thing that annoys or irritates you.
- roil verb To disturb a liquid so that the sediment at the bottom mixes through it.
- vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.
Senses
ergeren is used for these senses in English:
- annoy (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- chafe (transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
- offend (obsolete, transitive, archaic, biblical) To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
- peeve (colloquial) To annoy; vex.
- roil (transitive, of a person or group of people) To annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
- vex (transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
chafe — full definition
- noun Warmth produced by rubbing against something.
- noun Soreness or wear brought about by rubbing.
- noun A feeling of annoyance or anger.
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