irritation

[ ir-i-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.

  2. something that irritates.

  1. Physiology, Pathology.

    • the bringing of a bodily part or organ to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.

    • the condition itself.

Origin of irritation

1
First recorded in 1580–90, irritation is from the Latin word irrītātiōn- (stem of irrītātiō). See irritate, -ion

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British Dictionary definitions for irritation

irritation

/ (ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. something that irritates

  2. the act of irritating or the condition of being irritated

Derived forms of irritation

  • irritative, adjective

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