irritieren

/ɪʁiˈtiːʁən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
irritiert
past
irritierte
perfect
hat irritiert

Meaning

  1. to irritate, to confuse

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

verwirren

False-friend warning: German irritieren mostly means "to confuse, to bewilder," not "to irritate, to annoy" like the English word suggests; verwirren is the plain word for "to confuse."

Similar in other languages

French

énerver

Close — irritating relates to annoying, irritating.

Practice

1 What does irritieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sein Verhalten ___ mich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches irritieren?

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