Polyglot Dictionary

enervar

/eneɾˈvaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
enervo
preterite (eu)
enervei
past participle
enervado

Meaning

  1. to irritate

    • O barulho me enerva.

      The noise irritates me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

agastar

enervar is more about getting on someone's nerves specifically; agastar is more formal or literary — both mean "to irritate."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

irritar

irritar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to irritate."

French

irriter

irriter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to irritate."

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