[verb] cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Synonyms:annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
[verb] excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
[verb] 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"
