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ir-i-TAYSHUN/ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃn/

Irritation is the feeling of being annoyed; also slight redness or inflammation: a source of irritation, skin irritation. Irritate (already in the dictionary) is the verb; a lobby mood does not rewrite a cap.

Meaning

The feeling of being annoyed; also slight redness or inflammation.

Examples

• “Irritation in the lobby does not rewrite the occupancy cap.”
• “Annoyance is the close twin. Inflammation is the body sense. A lobby is talk. A cap is a certificate. Keep the figure; minute the complaint if it is a rota issue.”

Good to know

Annoyance (also: slight inflammation). Verb: irritate (already in the dictionary). Lobby mood ≠ a rewritten cap.

Near in meaning

annoyance, exasperation, inflammation

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