irritating

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Gây khó chịu, làm phiền

BrE /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/ AmE /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/

adjective en → vi

1 ANNOYING [attributive / predicative] B1

Gây khó chịu, làm phiền

causing annoyance or frustration; irritating something makes you feel annoyed or frustrated

  • be + adj

Collocations irritating noise · irritating habit

  • The constant ringing of the phone was really irritating.

    Tiếng chuông điện thoại liên tục thực sự làm phiền.

2 IRRITATE [transitive] B1

Gây khó chịu, làm phiền

to cause someone to feel annoyed or frustrated; something that irritates you makes you feel irritated

  • V + sb

Collocations irritate someone's eyes · irritate someone's skin

  • The smoke from the fire irritated his eyes.

    Khói từ ngọn lửa làm mắt anh ấy khó chịu.