irritation
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irritation
- /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ˌɪɹ.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ˌiɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”). By surface analysis, irritate + -ion.
noun irritations
- The act of irritating or annoying. What irritation causes you to be so moody?
- The state of being irritated. It has already been established that the crew was competent and qualified for operation of AS66. With the exception of some overtones of irritation about the manner in which another aircraft, N799Y, affected the flight's progress into the Juneau area, the recorded cockpit conversation, in general, r
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A thing or person that annoys.
Similar: pain in the neck
- A state of inflammation or of painful reaction to cell or tissue damage.
- A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action. Hip pain is a common complaint in children and may indicate a very mild irritation in the hip joint or may be the symptom of a very severe abnormality
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: annoyance, vexation, annoying, troubling, pique, discomfort, aggravation, soreness, provocation, temper, tenderness, irritant, exasperation, irritating, nuisance, frustration
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noun the act of irritating
| Español | irritación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 苛立ち iradachi |
| Français | irritation |
| Deutsch | Ärger, Irritation, Verärgerung, Reizung |
| Ελληνικά | ερεθισμός erethismós |
| Română | iritare |
| Русский | раздраже́ние razdražénije |
noun the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation
| Deutsch | Irritation |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ερεθισμός erethismós |
| Русский | возбужде́ние vozbuždénije |
noun oversensitiveness of part of the body
| Deutsch | Irritation |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | εκνευρισμός eknevrismós |
| Română | iritație |
| Русский | раздраже́ние razdražénije |
Talk about this word "irritation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irritation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. irritation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irritation "irritation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irritation.Cite this
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title = {irritation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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