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irritar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aggravate verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
  • aggro noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
  • chafe noun Heat excited by friction.
  • irk verb to irritate; annoy; bother
  • irritate verb To annoy or make someone impatient or angry.
  • jangle verb To make, or cause something to make, a harsh rattling or clanging sound.
  • nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
  • rile verb To annoy or anger someone.
  • vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.

Senses

irritar is used for these senses in English:

  • aggravate (now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]
  • aggro (gaming, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.
  • chafe (transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
  • irk (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother
  • irritate (intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
  • jangle (figuratively) To irritate or jar (something).
  • vex (transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.

aggravate — full definition

  1. verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
  2. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

aggro — full definition

  1. noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
  2. noun In video games, the level of hostile attention a player has drawn from an enemy.
  3. adj Aggressive or looking for a fight.

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