Antagonize and Irritate

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Antagonize

Antagonize verb - Provoke the hostility of.

Usage example: Don't antagonize your boss

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Irritate is a synonym for antagonize in anger topic. In some cases you can use "Irritate" instead a verb "Antagonize", when it comes to topics like oppose, annoy.

Nearby Words: antagonistic, antagonism, antagonist, antagonizing

Irritate

Irritate verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

Usage example: constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment

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Antagonize is a synonym for irritate in annoy topic. You can use "Antagonize" instead a verb "Irritate".

Nearby Words: irritable, irritation, irritating, irritability, irritant

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man	antagonize man	irritate man
member	antagonize member	irritate member
rest	antagonize rest	irritate rest
characters	antagonize characters	irritate characters
Other words: sister, nobles.

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Evil Brit: Gavin freely admits that his main job in the early Minecraft Let's Plays was to antagonize and irritate the rest of the crew as much as possible to make things more interesting.

Source: Lets Play / Achievement Hunter Minecraft Series

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