irritate
/ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/verb
Middle School
1
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
2
To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
3
To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing