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irriteren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chafe noun Heat excited by friction.
  • grate noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
  • irritate verb To annoy or make someone impatient or angry.
  • nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
  • offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
  • rankle verb To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.

Senses

irriteren is used for these senses in English:

  • chafe (intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
  • grate (by extension, intransitive) To get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy.
  • irritate (intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
  • nettle (transitive) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
  • nettle (transitive, figurative) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
  • offend (obsolete, transitive, archaic, biblical) To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
  • rankle (transitive, or, intransitive) To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.

chafe — full definition

  1. noun Heat excited by friction.
  2. noun Injury or wear caused by friction.
  3. noun Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

grate — full definition

  1. noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
  2. verb To shred food into small pieces by rubbing it across a grater.
  3. verb To make a harsh, scraping sound; or, figuratively, to irritate someone.

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