The example above points out that you eye could be "irritated" by looking at the sun. In these physical cases you could not use "annoy". Teasing apart a difference between then when they apply to emotions seems more difficult. I'd say that "irritation" might imply a longer period of exposure than "annoyance". This would also tie in the emotional meaning with the physical one as usually physically irritating things often take a while to become noticeable.
I wouldn't want to suggest this as a hard and fast rule though, as there will be times when the two words are truly synonymous. Bob M. Students: We have free audio pronunciation exercises. I should think the speaker ought to choose between them according to whether he is annoyed or irritated by the situation.
A small fly trying to land on my eyeball tends to be both, though I doubt he intends to annoy me. Avangi I should think the speaker ought to choose between them according to whether he is annoyed or irritated by the situation. Avangi, this is a marvelous piece of advice! If you try to use irritate in the sentences above, it doesn't work as well. Irritate also means to inflame a part of the body, and in that sense, aggravate won't do:. Bedbugs don't spread disease, but they can irritate skin.
Gold chains are also very irritating to the neck and arms of an infant. Eliza Leslie. Despite four hundred years of English speakers using aggravate to mean annoy or irritate , there is a shade of difference.
If you make something worse, you aggravate the situation. A bedbug will irritate your skin. If you're determined to annoy, use either.
You're so helpful. Kittia : Thank you. Annoyed and irritated are the same. Frustrated is similar, but means stressed more than annoyed and irritated do. Dutch English US. Though annoyed and irritated are indeed very similar, there is a small difference in when they are used.
Both terms are used to describe pain in the body. I think it's best understood by looking at the differences in pain. If your skin is irritated, you have the urge to scratch it. If something is itchy it could be irritated but it can not be annoyed. Irritate as a verb transitive, obsolete, Scotland, legal :.
The difference between Annoy and Irritate When used as verbs , annoy means to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts, whereas irritate means to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in. Annoy as a verb transitive : To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
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