The difference between Anger and Irritate

When used as verbs, anger means to cause such a feeling of antagonism in, whereas irritate means to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.


Anger is also noun with the meaning: a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.

check bellow for the other definitions of Anger and Irritate

  1. Anger as a noun:

    A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.

    Examples:

    "You need to control your anger."

  2. Anger as a noun (obsolete):

    Pain or stinging.

  1. Anger as a verb (transitive):

    To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

    Examples:

    "He who angers you conquers you."

  2. Anger as a verb (intransitive):

    To become angry.

    Examples:

    "You anger too easily."

  1. Irritate as a verb (transitive):

    To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.

  2. Irritate as a verb (intransitive):

    To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.

  3. Irritate as a verb (transitive):

    To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).

  4. Irritate as a verb (transitive, obsolete, Scotland, legal):

    To render null and void.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Archbishop Bramhall"

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