irritate

As verbs the difference between irritate and grating

is that irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure while grating is .

As an adjective grating is

(typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant.

As a noun grating is

a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

In transitive terms the difference between irritate and acknowledge

is that irritate is to induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism) while acknowledge is to admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a god.

As an adjective grumpy

is unhappy, dissatisfied and/or irritable.

As a verb irritate is

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

As verbs the difference between disoblige and irritate

is that disoblige is (british) not to oblige; to disappoint, to inconvenience, not to cooperate while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

Intensify is a related term of irritate.

As verbs the difference between intensify and irritate

is that intensify is to render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

Exaggerate is a related term of irritate.

As verbs the difference between exaggerate and irritate

is that exaggerate is to overstate, to describe more than is fact while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

As verbs the difference between irritate and rattle

is that irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure while rattle is (ergative) to create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.

As a noun rattle is

(onomatopoeia) a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.

Impel is a related term of irritate.

As verbs the difference between impel and irritate

is that impel is to urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation (contrast with propel, to compel or drive extrinsically) while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

Sting is a related term of irritate.

As verbs the difference between sting and irritate

is that sting is to hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

As a noun sting

is a bump left on the skin after having been stung.

Disquiet is a related term of irritate.

As verbs the difference between disquiet and irritate

is that disquiet is make (someone) worried or anxious while irritate is (lb) to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.

As a noun disquiet

is want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.

As an adjective disquiet

is deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.