irritate
/ˈɪrɪteɪt/verb
with obj.
1- make (someone) annoyed, impatient, or angry使不悦; 使不耐烦; 激怒：
his tone irritated her
他的腔调激怒了她
as adj. irritating highly irritating remarks.极为令人不悦的评论。
1.1
- cause inflammation or other discomfort in (a part of the body)使发炎; 使不适。
1.2
- Biology stimulate (an organism, cell, or organ) to produce an active response【生】刺激（生物体、细胞或器官）; 使（生物体、细胞或器官）兴奋。
派生词
irritatedly
adverbirritatingly
adverbirritative
adjectiveirritator
noun词源
16th cent. （in the sense 'excite, provoke'）： from Latin irritat- 'irritated', from the verb irritare.