irritating

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irritating

/ˈɪə.ɹɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ/

adjective more irritating · most irritating

Causing irritation, annoyance or pain. irritating bureaucracy
Stimulating or exciting a response.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of irritate

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nettlesome, irritative, galling, plaguy, vexing, pesky, annoying, vexatious, bothersome, pestering, painful, uncomfortable, disagreeable, teasing, stimulative, pestiferous

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adj causing irritation, annoyance or pain

Español	irritante
Français	énervant
Deutsch	nervig
Ελληνικά	εκνευριστικός eknevristikós
Русский	раздража́ющий razdražájuščij
Tiếng Việt	ngứa

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@misc{irritating_2026,
  title = {irritating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irritating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}