Delight
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Delight verb – To give satisfaction to. Usage example: the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words
Irritate is an antonym for delight.
Nearby Words: delightful, delighted, delightfully, delightedly, delighting
Antonyms for Delight
Irritate
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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
Delight is an antonym for irritate in topics: upset, hurt.
Nearby Words: irritable, irritation, irritating, irritability, irritant
Antonyms for Irritate
Common collocations
| audience | delight audience | irritate audience |
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Irritate and Delight. (2016). Retrieved 2022, May 25, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delight/irritate
Delight & Irritate. N.p., 2016. Web. 25 May. 2022. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delight/irritate>.
Irritate or Delight. 2016. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delight/irritate.
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