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Synonyms & Antonyms of irritant
something that is a source of irritation
- the whining child was a constant irritant to his long-suffering parents
Synonyms for irritant
- aggravation,
- aggro
- [British],
- annoyance,
- bother,
- botheration,
- bugbear,
- exasperation,
- frustration,
- hair shirt,
- hassle,
- headache,
- inconvenience,
- irk,
- nuisance,
- peeve,
- pest,
- rub,
- ruffle,
- thorn,
- trial,
- vexation
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The first known use of irritant was in 1636
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