ärsyttää — meaning in English

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English meaning

aggravate verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
chafe noun Warmth produced by rubbing against something.
devil noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
exasperate verb To annoy someone so much that they lose patience and become angry.
frost noun A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces exposed to freezing air.
gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
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.
hector verb To bully or intimidate someone through loud, aggressive bluster.
irk verb To annoy, vex or trouble someone.
irritate verb To annoy or make someone impatient or angry.
offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
peeve noun A small thing that annoys or irritates you.
ride verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.
rile verb To annoy or anger someone.
roil verb To disturb a liquid so that the sediment at the bottom mixes through it.
spite noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.
stimulate verb To encourage activity, growth, or interest.
tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.
worry verb To feel anxious or uneasy about something.

Senses

ärsyttää is used for these senses in English:

aggravate (now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]
annoy (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
annoy (intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
bug (informal, transitive) To annoy.
chafe (transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
devil To annoy or bother.
exasperate (transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
frost (transitive, informal) To anger or annoy.