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" Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at it because the feel of it is irritating."
Marian Anderson

Meaning of "irritating" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF IRRITATING

ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRRITATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irritating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IRRITATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Irritation

Irritation or exacerbation, in biology and physiology, is a state of inflammation or painful reaction to allergy or cell-lining damage. A stimulus or agent which induces the state of irritation is an irritant. Irritants are typically thought of as chemical agents but mechanical, thermal, and radiative stimuli can also be irritants. Irritation also has non-clinical usages referring to bothersome physical or psychological pain or discomfort. Irritation may also be induced by some allergic response due to exposure of some allergens for example contact dermatitis, irritation of mucousal membranes and pruritis.Mucosal membrane is most common site of irritation because it contains secretory glands that release mucous which attracts the allergens due to its sticky nature. Chronic irritation is a medical term signifying that afflictive health conditions have been present for a while. There are many disorders that can cause chronic irritation, the majority involves the skin, vagina, eyes and lungs.

Definition of irritating in the English dictionary

The definition of irritating in the dictionary is causing annoyance or anger. Other definition of irritating is causing inflammation or tenderness of a bodily organ or part.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRRITATING

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRRITATING

irrigation system · irrigational · irrigative · irrigator · irriguous · irrision · irrisory · irritability · irritable · irritable bowel syndrome · irritableness · irritably · irritancy · irritant · irritate · irritated · irritatingly · irritation · irritative · irritator

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRRITATING

accommodating · accounting · alternating · beating · boating · cheating · coating · dominating · eating · floating · heating · humiliating · mating · oscillating · overheating · penetrating · repeating · seating · star rating · stimulating · vibrating

Synonyms and antonyms of irritating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IRRITATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «irritating» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «irritating» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF IRRITATING

Find out the translation of irritating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of irritating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irritating» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

气人的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

irritante
570 millions of speakers
en

English

irritating
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

परेशान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُثِيرٌ لِلْغَضَبِ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

раздражающий
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

irritante
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিরক্তিকর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

agaçant
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

menjengkelkan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

nervig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

いらいらさせる
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

화나게 하는
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ngganggu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm phát cáu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எரிச்சலை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वाटलं
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

rahatsız edici
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

irritante
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

irytujący
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дратівливий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

agasant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκνευριστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

irriterend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

irriterande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

irriterende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irritating

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRITATING»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of irritating
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «irritating».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irritating

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10 QUOTES WITH «IRRITATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word irritating.
1
Jyoti Amge
One of the problems with being famous is people mob you wherever you go. Many of them ask very irritating questions. If I were not the shortest woman in the world, I would not have become famous.
2
Ian Anderson
I'm really terrible with small children; they're small, noisy, irritating, damp and soggy.
3
Marian Anderson
Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at it because the feel of it is irritating.
4
Matthew Tobin Anderson
I can't tell you how irritating it is to be an atheist in a haunted house.
5
W. H. Auden
Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.
6
Alan Ball
I'm 53. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed.
7
Maria Bamford
I express things through characters because I have a fear that my own voice is irritating because that's been said to me.
8
John Bolton
I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States.
9
Lizzy Caplan
I don't think you should be allowed to eat in a restaurant if you haven't waited tables at least once. It's so irritating when I see people being rude to waiters, like, it makes me want to slit their throats! Like, really? You're really this inconsiderate?
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Charlotte Church
I love singing - singing is what I'm famous for doing. Now it's turned into things I am famous for doing - like having rows with my mum or about my boyfriend, so it does get irritating.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRRITATING»

Discover the use of irritating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irritating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Irritating the Ones You Love: The Down and Dirty Guide to ...
Discusses how to improve relationships by finding the hidden attraction in relationships, being realistic when choosing a partner, and finding tools to keep from repeating past mistakes.
Jeff Auerbach, 2002
2
Irritating Experiments: Haller's Concept and the European ...
Irritating Experiments is the first full-length study to explore the theoretical background and the experimental process that led to Haller's description and separation of two fundamental bodily qualities: irritability, or the capacity of ...
Hubert Steinke, 2005
3
How to Create Interest-evoking, Sales-inducing, ...
This book is about how to create interest-evoking, sales-inducing, non-irritating advertising for all advertising media, from national advertising in newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and billboards, to point-of-sale material and ...
Walter Weir, 1993
4
Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States
Chris Fair has dined with soldiers in the Khyber Pass and with prostitutes in Delhi, rummaged for fish in Jaffna, and sipped Taliban tea in Peshawar.
Chris Fair, 2008
5
Pains on Trains: A Commuter's Guide to the 50 Most ...
This book gives you the opportunity to lighten your journey by indulging in the craze that's set to sweep the nation's travelling fraternity - 'pain spotting'.
Andrew Holmes, Matthew Reeves, 2004
6
That's So Annoying: An Etiquette Expert on the World's Most ...
Here are hundreds and hundreds of real people's most common complaints and the proper responses to them.
Cynthia Lett, 2013
7
The Good, the Bad and the Irritating: A Practical Approach ...
Sharing this book will allow parents and professionals to go forward and plan for improved behaviour. Visit Nigel Mellor's website: here
Dr Nigel Mellor, 2000
8
The Agile Manager's Guide to Managing Irritating People
Every manager wants employees who are happy to be where they are and are excited by their jobs.
Joseph T. Straub, 1999
9
It's Not Rocket Science: And other irritating modern cliches
It's Not Rocket Science sifts through all aspects of modern life to find the most prevalent, ubiquitous and downright irritating cliches of our age.
Clive Whichelow, Hugh Murray, 2014
10
A Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life
Let's say there's an irritating person in your life. Later we'll talk about the real (and only) way to get rid of such a person by working the system of cause and effect. But that takes time, and usually we want the irritating person to go away or to ...
Lama Marut, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRRITATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irritating is used in the context of the following news items.
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Historical Fiction: An Irish writer conjures an American poet, and a …
A quibble: the book can be irritating with the overuse of street names and directions. At times it can feel like a travel guide. A Secret Music is a ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
2
Park bingo: 33 things that define a British summer's day - Telegraph
15. Irritating tinny music emitted from some “yoof's” portable speakers or mobile phone ruins everyone else's tranquil mood. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Tips to get your garden on track in spite of the rain - 9News
Signs of aphids are curling leaves, ants on and underneath the plants and their most obvious and irritating byproduct – the sticky honeydew ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
4
Montreal's ash trees find new nautical life | Montreal Gazette
“It is a bit irritating because people think it's a bacteria or an insect that lives within the wood, but the wood is healthy, it is good,” said Plante. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Theatre review: Romeo And Juliet, Dundee Rep - The Scotsman
It would be wrong to imply that the show is entirely perfect; like too many British Shakespeare productions, it makes irritating unexamined ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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Livingston hearing won't happen - Valley Morning Star : Local News
Gladden said Saenz's motion was “irritating because he's claiming it never happened and it already happened.” A complete version of this story ... «Valley morning Star, Jul 15»
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Dog's excess shedding could be sign of health problem | www …
Make sure your dog is getting bathed with a good shampoo that is not irritating his skin and hair. Rinse the shampoo well. Most dogs only need ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
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Ranbir Kapoor's Sister Riddhima Kapoor Reveals His Most Irritating
Yes! You read it right. Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor's sister Riddhima Kapoor has revealed some irritating naughty habits of her brother, ... «FilmiBeat, Jul 15»
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10 irritating questions you always get asked if you're a twin
But before that all gets going, as a twin myself, I dish on the harmless, well-meaning, interesting... OK irritating questions you're asked time and ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
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Use Javascript to trick irritating commenters into talking to themselves
Comment threads can become the toilets of the internet. A number of prominent websites have ditched them entirely – including Recode, ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
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