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Irritate Pronunciation
Irritate is pronounced I-ri-tayt, IPA /ˈɪrɪˌteɪt/.
I-ri-tayt
US /ˈɪrɪˌteɪt/ · UK /ˈɪrɪˌteɪt/
Syllables: I · ri · tayt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: To annoy someone, or to make part of the body sore.
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Irritate in a Sentence
- The noise from the yard irritates the whole street.
- Wool irritates her skin.
- It irritates me that nobody replied.
Common Mispronunciations of Irritate
Not i-ri-TAYT
Verbs of this shape lead at the front and lift the ending only a little, the way imitate and hesitate do.
Not I-ruh-tuht
The ate ending here is a full ayt, because this is a verb. The flat uht belongs to adjectives such as delicate.
Tip: Irritable and irritation both keep the double r as a single sound, and only irritation moves the beat.
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