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irritant

[ ir-i-tnt ]

adjective

  1. tending to cause irritation; irritating. irritating.


noun

  1. anything that irritates.
  2. Physiology, Pathology. a biological, chemical, or physical agent that stimulates a characteristic function or elicits a response, especially an inflammatory response.

irritant

/ ˈɪɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. causing irritation; irritating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something irritant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲԳ, noun
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Other 51Թs From

  • ۾·ٲ· noun
  • non·۾·ٲ· noun
  • ԴDz·۾·ٲԳ adjective
  • ܲ·۾·ٲԳ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of irritant1

1630–40; < Latin īٲԳ- (stem of īԲ ), present participle of ī to irritate; -ant
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Example Sentences

Officers used a chemical irritant to force him out of the motel room, according to the complaint.

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The two sides agreed on a “consultation mechanism to address irritants to our bilateral relationship,” the State Department said.

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There was another more pressing irritant for the Bruins.

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He negotiated the Panama Canal treaty transferring the passageway’s control to Panama and lifting a longstanding irritant between the United States and Latin America — a legacy that Trump now threatens.

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Entering the tunnel, Johnston helped other rioters flush chemical irritants out of their eyes.

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