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irritate vs eat into

eat into vs irritate

irritate and eat into both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irritate No No Yes No
eat into No No Yes No
As verbs, eat into is a hyponym of irritate; that is, eat into is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than irritate:
  • irritate: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • eat into: gnaw into; make resentful or angry
irritate (verb) eat into (verb)
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame gnaw into; make resentful or angry
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 eat into

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