Irritate vs. Annoy
Difference Between Irritate and Annoy
Irritateverb
(transitive) To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.
Annoyverb
(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.Irritateverb
(transitive) To introduce irritability or irritation in.
Annoyverb
(intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
Irritateverb
(intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
Annoyverb
(transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.
to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonadeIrritateverb
(transitive) To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
Annoynoun
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
Irritateverb
(obsolete) To render null and void.
Annoynoun
That which causes such a feeling.
Irritateverb
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers meIt irritates me that she never closes the door after she leavesAnnoyverb
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers meIt irritates me that she never closes the door after she leavesIrritateverb
excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame;
Aspirin irritates my stomachIrritateverb
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus;
irritate the glands of a leaf
