irritates
Rubs the wrong
Irritates means to annoy or bother: Her constant humming irritates me.
The word also has a physical sense—to cause inflammation or discomfort: Smoke irritates the eyes.
Something that irritates produces a reaction, whether emotional frustration or bodily sensitivity.
The tag on this shirt really irritates my skin.
Makes extremely angry
- enragesCauses intense anger
- incensesProvokes extreme anger
- aggravatesMakes more severe
- exasperatesIntensely irritates someone
provokes · vexes · irks · galls · riles · rankles · maddens · outrages
Annoys persistently
- bothersCauses irritation or disturbance
- nagsPesters without ceasing
- harassesPersistently torments another
- badgersStriped burrowing mustelids
teases · aggravates · grates · needles · bugs · hounds · plagues · hassles
Irritates by friction
- inflamesArouses intense emotion
- reddensBecomes flushed
- abradesWears away by friction
- rubsApplies friction repeatedly
blisters · rawness · soreness · rash · itching · stinging · burning · scratching
Allergy-response compound
- allergensImmune reaction triggers
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- dustFine settled particles
- danderMicroscopic shed skin
sneezing · itching · hives · watery eyes · runny nose · scratchy throat · sinuses · hay fever
infuriates
Makes extremely angry
- enragesCauses intense anger
- incensesProvokes extreme anger
- aggravatesMakes more severe
exasperates · provokes · vexes · irks · galls · riles · rankles · maddens · outrages · inflames
pesters
Annoys persistently
- bothersCauses irritation or disturbance
- nagsPesters without ceasing
- harassesPersistently torments another
badgers · teases · aggravates · grates · needles · bugs · hounds · plagues · hassles · niggles
chafes
Irritates by friction
rubs · blisters · rawness · soreness · rash · itching · stinging · burning · scratching · dermatitis
histamine
Allergy-response compound
dander · sneezing · itching · hives · watery eyes · runny nose · scratchy throat · sinuses · hay fever · sensitivity
- skin irritationInflamed epidermal condition
- eye irritationDiscomfort in the organ of sight
- throat irritationDiscomfort in the gullet
- chemical irritationHarmful reaction to substances
- nerve irritationInflamed or compressed neuron
- nasal irritationDiscomfort in nostrils
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