irritation B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #26509 Meanings 1 noun The feeling of being slightly angry or annoyed He could not hide his irritation at the long wait. 2 noun Soreness or discomfort in a part of the body The new soap caused some skin irritation. 3 noun Something that makes you annoyed The constant traffic noise was a daily irritation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the feeling of being... annoyance 3 noun · something that makes you... aggravation Word family Forms irritations Derived forms abirritationcounterirritationirritantirritationalirritativephotoirritation Related forms irritableirritate Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”). irritation Middle French View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # irritation **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 26509 ## Meanings 1. The feeling of being slightly angry or annoyed 2. Soreness or discomfort in a part of the body 3. Something that makes you annoyed ## Examples - He could not hide his irritation at the long wait. - The new soap caused some skin irritation. - The constant traffic noise was a daily irritation. ## Derived Forms - abirritation - counterirritation - irritant - irritational - irritative - photoirritation ## Related Forms - irritable - irritate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: irritation ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”). ## AI Etymology Irritation is borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”). ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown