What is the difference between Irritating and Annoying?

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   articlesoceanposted 12 years ago

   What is the difference between Irritating and Annoying?
   
   Is there something or someone that irritates or annoys you ?
   
   
   

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   msorenssonposted 12 years ago

   Irritating is the effect of an object that causes a certain degree of discomfort..for example a tiny stone in your running shoe..or the dust or an eyelid irritating your eye..
   
   Annoying is a situation an act of a person that touches a nerve in you..like the little kids when they are impatient to reach a destination and ask "Are we there yet?" as in the little kid in The Mummy while talking to his captor inside the train..
   
   My definitions only..others may see them differently

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   fpherj48posted 12 years ago

   The difference between your first boyfriend and your second boyfriend........before you found your Prince!

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      msorenssonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I love your answer..hi hi..

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      DzyMsLizzyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      LOL, fpherj48

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      articlesoceanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Liked your answer

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      teaches12345posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I think many agree with your answer here, fpherj48. You have to kiss many frogs before the prince shows up.

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   DzyMsLizzyposted 12 years ago

   According to the dictionary, not much difference at all--they are listed as synonyms for each other...

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      articlesoceanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for taking the time to search this up!

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   Ciel Clarkposted 12 years ago

   I liked DzyMsLizzy's answer-- I agree that they are synonyms, but they do have a slightly different meaning for me.  Irritating is something that makes me mad, annoying is something that makes me irritated.

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      articlesoceanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hmm annoying and irritating are quite similar. Thanks for commenting

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   katyzzzposted 12 years ago

   People asking 'how are you' when they really don't want an answer, what's wrong with a simple Good Morning or Good Afternoon.

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      articlesoceanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I agree, I find that very annoying too! Thanks for answering my question!

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   Brandon E Newmanposted 12 years ago

   There's no "irritating orange" on youtube. Irritating is like an itchy rash. annoying is simply irksome, or bothersome. A case of poison ivy would not annoy me, it would however irritate me. Bad singers are annoying. fingernails scraping across a chalkboard are irritating.

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      articlesoceanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I agree with you, fingernails scraping across a chalkboard are irritating. the noise of the nails being scrapped on the chalkboard, just imagine! Do you find it irritating scrapped fingernails on Paper? It's horrible :\

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      annartposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I think you're right, Brandon E Newman, that irritating is to do with skin or the body and is persistent and annoying is a brain/opinion thing.

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   TrahnTheManposted 12 years ago

   Good question. I'm not sure, and I find the fact that I can't identify that both irritating AND annoying.

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      articlesoceanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, That's exactly with me.

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   lav-seniorposted 12 years ago

   Irritating - that person beside you on the bus who won't move in to give your right leg some chair room; after all, their handbag needs a spot on the seat.
   
   Annoying - getting all dressed up and ready to go out only to be texted 40 minutes before you're set to go and told, "really sorry, I don't feel well, mind if we skip it?" when you know the persons not sick.

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      articlesoceanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      The example you gave for annoying happens a lot with me, when I'm all set to leave home, something comes up and it has to be cancelled. Thanks for commenting

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    annartposted 12 years ago

    For me, irritating is something which is a consistent or continuing annoyance, gradually niggling, little by little.
    Annoying is a thing or person who annoys by one particular action or for one particular reason - it just is annoying!  Does that make sense?!!

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       articlesoceanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Yeah that's very true!

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