irritieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• bemuse verb To confuse or bewilder.
• chafe noun Heat excited by friction.
• fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
• irritate verb To annoy or make someone impatient or angry.
• mystify verb To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
• vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.

Senses

irritieren is used for these senses in English:

• bemuse (transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
• chafe (transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
• chafe (intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
• fret (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
• irritate (intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
• mystify (transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
• vex (transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.

bemuse — full definition

1. verb To confuse or bewilder.
2. verb To be amused, especially sardonically.
3. verb To devote to the Muses.
4. verb To make drunk; to intoxicate.

chafe — full definition

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

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