Irritant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that causes irritation and annoyance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪɹɪtənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪɹɪtənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪɹɪtənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪɹɪtənt/.

Examples

he's a thorn in my flesh

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thorn

Parts of Speech

noun	something that causes irritation and annoyance “he's a thorn in my flesh”

Word Forms

irritate

verb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reizend

etwas, das Irritationen und Ärger hervorruft

🇪🇸Spanish

irritante

algo que causa irritación y molestia

🇮🇹Italian

irritante

qualcosa che provoca irritazione e fastidio

🇳🇱Dutch

irriterend

iets dat irritatie en ergernis veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritante

algo que causa irritação e aborrecimento

🇷🇺Russian

раздражитель

что-то, что вызывает раздражение и раздражение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तेजक

कुछ ऐसा जो जलन और झुंझलाहट का कारण बनता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্ত

এমন কিছু যা জ্বালা এবং বিরক্তির কারণ হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிச்சலூட்டும்

எரிச்சல் மற்றும் எரிச்சலை ஏற்படுத்தும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

చికాకు కలిగించే

చికాకు మరియు చికాకు కలిగించే విషయం

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडचिड

काहीतरी ज्यामुळे चिडचिड आणि चीड येते

🇮🇳Gujarati

બળતરા

કંઈક કે જે બળતરા અને હેરાનગતિનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുന്ന

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കലും ശല്യവും ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਜਲਣ ਅਤੇ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چڑچڑاپن

ایسی چیز جو جلن اور جھنجھلاہٹ کا باعث بنتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有刺激性的

引起刺激和烦恼的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

刺激性の

イライラやイライラを引き起こすもの

🇰🇷Korean

자극제

짜증과 짜증을 유발하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gây khó chịu

cái gì đó gây khó chịu và khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

ระคายเคือง

สิ่งที่ทำให้เกิดการระคายเคืองและความรำคาญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjengkelkan

sesuatu yang menyebabkan iritasi dan gangguan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakairita

isang bagay na nagdudulot ng pangangati at inis

🇲🇾Malay

merengsa

sesuatu yang menyebabkan kerengsaan dan kegusaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهيج

شيء يسبب التهيج والانزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

تحریک کننده

چیزی که باعث تحریک و آزار می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tahriş edici

tahrişe ve rahatsızlığa neden olan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

מגרה

משהו שגורם לגירוי ולעצבנות

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The primary meaning of 'irritant' is 'something that causes irritation and annoyance'.

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