irritating

Meanings

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
• excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame;
• excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus;
• causing irritation or annoyance;
• "an irritating delay"
• (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite;
• causing physical discomfort;
• "bites of black flies are more than irritating

Synonyms

• annoy
• rag
• get to
• bother
• get at
• irritate
• rile
• nark
• nettle
• gravel
• vex
• chafe
• devil
• annoying
• bothersome
• galling
• nettlesome
• pesky
• pestering
• pestiferous
• plaguy
• plaguey
• teasing
• vexatious
• vexing
• irritative
• painful

Scrabble Score: 11

irritating is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

irritating is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

irritating is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

irritating is a valid Words With Friends word

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