irritant

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French

Adjective

irritant (not comparable)

1. Causing irritation or inflammation.
2. (law, Scotland) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
   • (Can we date this quote by Hayward and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     The states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their king, with this clause irritant; that, if he did violate any part of his oath, the people should owe him no allegiance.

Translations

causing irritation

• Bulgarian: дразнещ (bg) (draznešt), възбудителен (bg) (vǎzbuditelen)
• Russian: раздража́ющий (ru) (razdražájuščij)
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Noun

irritant (plural irritants)

1. Any medication designed to cause irritation
2. A source of irritation.

Translations

any medication designed to cause irritation

• Russian: раздражи́тель (ru) m (razdražítelʹ)
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a source of irritation

• Bulgarian: дразнител f (draznitel)
• Esperanto: agacaĵo, malagrablaĵo
• Maori: namunamu (affecting the skin)
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• Russian: раздражи́тель (ru) m (razdražítelʹ)

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Catalan

Adjective

irritant m or f (masculine and feminine plural irritants)

1. irritating, annoying

Verb

irritant

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈir.ri.tɑnt/
• Hyphenation: ir‧ri‧tant

Adjective

irritant (comparative irritanter, superlative irritantst)

1. annoying, causing irritation or annoyance; vexatious

Inflection

Declension of irritant
uninflected	irritant
inflected	irritante
comparative	irritanter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		irritant	irritanter	het irritantst het irritantste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	irritante	irritantere	irritantste
	n. sing.	irritant	irritanter	irritantste
	plural	irritante	irritantere	irritantste
definite		irritante	irritantere	irritantste
partitive		irritants	irritanters	—

Synonyms

• vervelend
• ergerlijk

Related terms

• irriteren (verb)
• irritatie (noun)

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French

Verb

irritant

1. present participle of irriter

Adjective

irritant (feminine irritante, masculine plural irritants, feminine plural irritantes)

1. irritating; annoying

Noun

irritant m (plural irritants)

1. (medicine) irritant

Further reading

• “irritant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) irrītant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of irrītō