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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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It really irritates/annoys Mom when Dad doesn't help her with the housework

It really irritates/annoys/angers Mom when Dad doesn't help her with the housework.

Do all the three words underlined mean about the same to you? Thanks.
  

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irritate: it's more about the provocation annoy: it's more about being displeased anger: it's more about the temper

— Marius Hancu

  • irritate: it's more about the provocation annoy: it's more about being displeased anger: it's more about the temper
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irritate: it's more about the provocation
annoy: it's more about being displeased
anger: it's more about the temper
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To me, 'anger' refers to a much stronger emotion than either 'irritate' or 'annoy'.
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Thanks, Marius and Amy.

Could I sum up by saying "anger" refers to the strongest emotiion, then "irritate," and then "annoy?"
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I don't really differentiate between irritate and annoy. But I definitely agree that anger is lot stronger than the others.
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Could I sum up by saying "anger" refers to the strongest emotiion, then "irritate," and then "annoy?"
That's how I would rank them.

CJ
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