irritieren

== German == === Etymology === From Latin irrītō +‎ -ieren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪriˈtiːrən/ Hyphenation: ir‧ri‧tie‧ren === Verb === irritieren (weak, third-person singular present irritiert, past tense irritierte, past participle irritiert, auxiliary haben) to confuse, disturb, put off, annoy ==== Usage notes ==== Though their senses are close, the German verb is to some degree a false friend of English irritate. In particular, the German word is much less likely to express anger or frustration, but rather a negative surprise or something that hampers one's concentration. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== === Further reading === “irritieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “irritieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “irritieren” in Duden online “irritieren” in OpenThesaurus.de