Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.
- noun A source of irritation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Rendering null and void.
- Irritating; exasperating; specifically, producing pain, heat, or tension; causing inflammation: as, an irritant poison.
- noun That which irritates or exasperates; specifically, a therapeutic agent that causes pain, heat, or tension, or a poison that produces inflammation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Scots Law) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
- adjective Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation.
- noun That which irritates or excites.
- noun (Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is produced
- noun (Toxicology) A poison that produces inflammation.
- noun See under
Counter . - noun (Toxicology) a poison that produces inflammation without any corrosive action upon the tissues.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Causing
irritation orinflammation . - noun Any medication designed to cause irritation
- noun A source of
irritation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something that causes irritation and annoyance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Another irritant is his mouthpiece daughter who spews the same nonsense her father does on every station possible.
Cheney wrong on interrogation inquiry facts, Obama official says 2009
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After contact with a skin irritant plant, wash the exposed areas thoroughly with soap and water.
Plants That Irritate 2010
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Respondents by a 2-to-1 margin said Beijing's efforts to address a key long-term irritant, intellectual-property theft, is stagnant at best.
U.S. Firms Decry China's Heavy Hand James T. Areddy 2011
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A good way to remove any natural irritant is by using tamarind juice in the preparation.
Suran Cutlets Anjali 2007
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A good way to remove any natural irritant is by using tamarind juice in the preparation.
Archive 2007-07-01 Anjali 2007
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One major irritant is the endless message loop that rewarding illegal aliens Is Not Amnesty.
Groundhog Day, 1986 2006
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One major irritant is the endless message loop that rewarding illegal aliens Is Not Amnesty.
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One major irritant is the endless message loop that rewarding illegal aliens Is Not Amnesty.
Groundhog Day, 1986 2006
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Another irritant was the references to Paul Foster Case; she tells us that he linked colors, musical notes and the Tarot; then she misquotes his work.
Sepulchre Young Geoffrion 2009
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Certain substances, the so-called irritant poisons, such as arsenic, tartar emetic and the like, induce their toxic effects by causing irritation and inflammation of the alimentary canal.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 Various
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