IRRITANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does irritant mean? • IRRITANT (noun)
The noun IRRITANT has 1 sense:
1. something that causes irritation and annoyance
Familiarity information: IRRITANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IRRITANT (noun)
Meaning:
Something that causes irritation and annoyance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
irritant; thorn
Context example:
he's a thorn in my flesh
Hypernyms ("irritant" is a kind of...):
annoyance; bother; botheration; infliction; pain; pain in the ass; pain in the neck (something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness)
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