Irritate and Mollify

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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

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Mollify is an antonym for irritate in topics: annoy, upset.

Mollify verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.

Usage example: an apology would probably mollify your friend

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Irritate is an antonym for mollify in pacify topic.

god	irritate god	mollify god
dragon	irritate dragon	mollify dragon

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