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irritate vs displease

displease vs irritate

irritate and displease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irritate No No Yes No
displease No No Yes No
As verbs, displease is a hypernym of irritate; that is, displease is a word with a broader meaning than irritate:
  • irritate: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • displease: give displeasure to
irritate (verb) displease (verb)
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame give displeasure to
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Difference between irritate and displease

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