What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

irritate

Irritate vs Hassle - What's the difference?

irritate | hassle |


As verbs the difference between irritate and hassle

is that irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure while hassle is to trouble, to bother, to annoy.

As a noun hassle is

trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.

Nip vs Irritate - What's the difference?

nip | irritate | Related terms |

Nip is a related term of irritate.


As an initialism nip

is (us) national immunization program.

As a verb irritate is

(lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

Increase vs Irritate - What's the difference?

increase | irritate | Related terms |

Increase is a related term of irritate.


As verbs the difference between increase and irritate

is that increase is (of a quantity) to become larger while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

As a noun increase

is an amount by which a quantity is increased.

Awaken vs Irritate - What's the difference?

awaken | irritate | Related terms |

Awaken is a related term of irritate.


As verbs the difference between awaken and irritate

is that awaken is to cause to become awake while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

Blister vs Irritate - What's the difference?

blister | irritate | Related terms |

Blister is a related term of irritate.


As verbs the difference between blister and irritate

is that blister is to cause blisters to form while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

As a noun blister

is a small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease or infection.

Irritate vs Mortify - What's the difference?

irritate | mortify | Related terms |

Irritate is a related term of mortify.


As verbs the difference between irritate and mortify

is that irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure while mortify is (obsolete|transitive) to kill.

Kindle vs Irritate - What's the difference?

kindle | irritate | Related terms |

Kindle is a related term of irritate.


As verbs the difference between kindle and irritate

is that kindle is to start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc) while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

As a noun kindle

is (obsolete) a group of kittens.

Irritate vs Chagrin - What's the difference?

irritate | chagrin | Related terms |


In transitive terms the difference between irritate and chagrin

is that irritate is to induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism) while chagrin is to bother or vex; to mortify.

In intransitive terms the difference between irritate and chagrin

is that irritate is to cause or induce displeasure or irritation while chagrin is to be vexed or annoyed.

As a noun chagrin is

distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.

Heighten vs Irritate - What's the difference?

heighten | irritate | Related terms |

Heighten is a related term of irritate.


As verbs the difference between heighten and irritate

is that heighten is to make high; to raise higher; to elevate while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

Irritate vs Affront - What's the difference?

irritate | affront | Related terms |

Irritate is a related term of affront.


As a verb irritate

is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

As a noun affront is

.

Pages