irritant
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adjective \ˈir-ə-tənt\Definition of IRRITANT
: causing irritation; specifically : tending to produce physical irritation
See First Known Use of IRRITANT
1636
2irritant
nounDefinition of IRRITANT
: something that irritates or excites
Examples of IRRITANT
- dust and other lung irritants
- The delay was a minor irritant.
First Known Use of IRRITANT
1802
Related to IRRITANT
- Synonyms
- aggravation, aggro [British], bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, annoyance, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation
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