irritation: Meaning and Definition of

ir•ri•ta•tion

Pronunciation: (ir"i-tā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.
  2. something that irritates.
    1. the bringing of a bodily part or organ to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.
    2. the condition itself.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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