irritate vs ruffle

ruffle vs irritate

irritate is not a noun while ruffle is a noun.

irritate and ruffle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
irritate	No	No	Yes	No
ruffle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ruffle is a hyponym of irritate; that is, ruffle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than irritate:

irritate: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
ruffle: trouble or vex

Other hyponyms of irritate include get, get under one's skin, eat into, fret, grate, rankle, peeve, fret, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, antagonise, antagonize.

irritate (noun)	ruffle (noun)
	a noisy fight
	a high tight collar
	a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

irritate (verb)	ruffle (verb)
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame	pleat or gather into a ruffle
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus	erect or fluff up
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	disturb the smoothness of
	twitch or flutter
	mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
	trouble or vex
	discompose
	stir up (water) so as to form ripples
	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Difference between irritate and ruffle

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