irritation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The feeling of being slightly angry or annoyed

   He could not hide his irritation at the long wait.

2. 2
   noun

   Soreness or discomfort in a part of the body

   The new soap caused some skin irritation.

3. 3
   noun

   Something that makes you annoyed

   The constant traffic noise was a daily irritation.

Simplified etymology

Irritation entered English in the late Middle Ages from Latin ira, “anger,” and the related verb irritare. It initially meant “stirring up” or “incitement” and acquired its familiar modern sense in the early 18th century.

Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”).

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