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irritation

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ir′i tā′shən)

ir•ri•ta•tion /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.

[uncountable] a feeling of annoyance, anger, or impatience.
something that causes such a feeling of anger, annoyance, or impatience:[countable]Those troublemakers are just minor irritations.
[uncountable] a feeling of scratchiness, itchiness, or other discomfort on the skin or some part of the body.
an area of soreness or inflammation:[countable]an irritation on my leg.

ir•ri•ta•tion (ir′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.
something that irritates.
Pathology, Physiology[Physiol., Pathol.]
- the bringing of a bodily part or organ to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.
- the condition itself.

Latin irrītātiōn- (stem of irrītātiō). See irritate, -ion
1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

irritation /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/ n

something that irritates
the act of irritating or the condition of being irritated

ˈirriˌtative adj

'irritation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

annoying - bad hair day - blister - bronchitis - chafe - come - contact - counterirritant - demulcent - erethism - exasperate - eyestrain - eyewash - fibrosis - fret - gall - hasty - heartburn - heck - histamine - irritant - itch - last - mischief - nappy rash - nuisance - patch test - pinprick - pique - rankle - round on - ruffle - sick building syndrome - sneeze - thorn - trichiasis - wick - windburn - abirritant - aggro - bother - brat - bristle - confuse - dad-gummed - diaper rash - Draize test - dusting powder - epicondylitis - exasperation

Synonyms: soreness, tenderness, irritability, sensitivity, vexation, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "irritation" in the title:

a rising irritation with public employee unions is palpable
cause irritation on/in the wound
exasperation and irritation had got hold of her <lower body>
From less to more, I worked him up to considerable irritation
How do you call an irritation between the legs?
how long before irritation show up
Irritation was more
protect the onset of irritation
She tried to show her irritation by talking loudly
the Irritation Office [UK colonial service, 19th century]
to his great irritation
Wish + would for irritation.
"would" as an expression of annoyance/irritation

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