Irritate and Offend

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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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Offend is a synonym for irritate in upset topic. In some cases you can use "Offend" instead a verb "Irritate", when it comes to topics like annoy.

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

Offend

Offend verb - To commit an offense.

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Irritate is a synonym for offend in distress topic. You can use "Irritate" instead a verb "Offend", if it concerns topics such as displease, hurt someone's feelings.

Nearby Words: offensive, offence, offender, offending, offensively

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Common collocations

judge	irritate judge	offend judge
god	irritate god	offend god
audience	irritate audience	offend audience
hell	irritate hell	offend hell
Other words: queen, fans, readers, producers.

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