Meaning
- (noun) The act of irritating or annoying “What irritation causes you to be so moody?”
- (noun) The state of being irritated
- (noun) The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; especially, the act of exciting muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.
- (noun) A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.
Letter breakdown
- Irritation contains 10 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
Connected words
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- abhorrence
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- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
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- aboriginal
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Words starting with IRR
- irradiate
- irradiated
- irradiates
- irradiating
- irradiation
- irrational
- irrationality
- irrationally
- irrationals
- irreconcilable
- irrecoverable
- irredeemable
- irrefutable
- irregular
- irregularities
- irregularity
- irregularly
- irregulars
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Reader questions
What does Irritation mean?
The act of irritating or annoying
How many letters are in Irritation?
Irritation has 10 letters.
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