Etymology

irritation

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Today it means: The act of irritating or annoying. Full definition →

Middle French irritation ← Latin irrītātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromirrītātiō
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromirritation
  3. English todayirritation

Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”). By surface analysis, irritate + -ion.

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