irritar

/ixiˈtaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

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 (eu)
irrito
preterite (eu)
irritei
past participle
irritado

Meaning

  1. to irritate

    • O barulho me irrita.

      Noise irritates me.

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

agastar

agastar is fairly formal or literary; irritar is the general everyday word — both mean "to irritate."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

irritar

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

Practice

1 What does irritar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches irritar?

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