What does irritating mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexingadjective

    causing irritation or annoyance

    "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

  2. irritating, irritativeadjective

    (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite

    "an irritative agent"

  3. irritating, painfuladjective

    causing physical discomfort

    "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"

GCIDE

  1. irritatingadjective

    causing annoyance.

  2. irritatingadjective

    causing irritation of living tissue; -- used of physical stimuli.

Wiktionary

  1. irritatingadjective

    Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.

  2. irritatingadjective

    Stimulating or exciting a response.

Wikipedia

  1. irritating

    Irritation, 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 (for example phenol and capsaicin) but mechanical, thermal (heat), and radiative stimuli (for example ultraviolet light or ionising radiations) can also be irritants. Irritation also has non-clinical usages referring to bothersome physical or psychological pain or discomfort. Irritation can also be induced by some allergic response due to exposure of some allergens for example contact dermatitis, irritation of mucosal membranes and pruritus. Mucosal membrane is the 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 involve the skin, vagina, eyes and lungs.

ChatGPT

  1. irritating

    Irritating refers to something causing annoyance, discomfort, or frustration. It is often used to describe unpleasant behavior, circumstances, or stimuli that may provoke impatience, displeasure, or a mild anger. This term can be used to refer to physical sensations or emotional experiences.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Irritating

    of Irritate

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of irritating in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of irritating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of irritating in a Sentence

  1. Choe Son Hui:

    The U.S. had better not put our patience to the test any longer with such remarks irritating us if it doesn't want to have bitter regrets afterwards.

  2. Daniel Gardner:

    It wasn't simply the irritating Beijing cough that was attacking residents daily — it was something much worse.

  3. W. H. Auden:

    Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.

  4. Karen Bridbord:

    Issues will come bubbling up in different ways, when everything is irritating you about the other person, that is when you have to look at yourself and why you are so triggered.

  5. Don Herold:

    There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

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