irritieren

From Latin irrītō +‎ -ieren.

• IPA^(key): /ɪriˈtiːrən/

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• Hyphenation: ir‧ri‧tie‧ren

irritieren (weak, third-person singular present irritiert, past tense irritierte, past participle irritiert, auxiliary haben)

1. to confuse, disturb, put off, annoy

   Es hat mich schon irritiert, dass er von mir verlangt hat, jede einzelne Vertragsseite zu unterschreiben, aber er scheint eben ein sehr vorsichtiger Mensch zu sein.

   It did strike me as strange that he asked me to sign every single page of the contract, but he just seems to be a very precautious person.

   Beim Aufschlag müssen die Zuschauer leise sein, um die Spieler nicht zu irritieren.

   Tennis spectators must be silent during the service so as not to disturb the players.

• Though their senses are close, the German verb is to some extent 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.

• “irritieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “irritieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “irritieren” in Duden online
• “irritieren” in OpenThesaurus.de