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irritate
  • v  cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
    It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
  • v  excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
    Aspirin irritates my stomach
  • v  excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
    irritate the glands of a leaf
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irrupt
  • v  enter uninvited
    She irrupted into our sitting room
  • v  erupt or intensify suddenly
    The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
  • v  increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
    The island's rodent population irrupted
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