n 1 a  :  the act of irritating  b  :  something that irritates  c  :  the state of being irritated  2  :  a condition of irritability, soreness, roughness, or inflammation of a bodily part .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ir·ra·di·a·tion 
 
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