irritant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɪɹɪtənt/
Etymology
From French irritant, equivalent to irritate + -ant.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Causing irritation or inflammation.
Lin had harassed the missionary group multiple times. However, he was the one who scheduled a meeting with the two CGM members at a laundromat. Upon meeting, before they could even exchange words, Lin launched an attack. He pulled out a bottle of irritant liquid that he had prepared beforehand and sprayed it into their eyes.
2026 March 11, Massimo Introvigne, “When Stigmatization Turns Violent: Two CGM Members Assaulted with a Hammer in Taiwan”, in Bitter Winter:
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(Scotland, not-comparable) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
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.
1603, Hayward, An Answer to the first part of a certaine conference concerning succession:
Translations (11)
es irritador (causing irritation) · es irritante (causing irritation) · de aufreizend (causing irritation) · ru раздража́ющий (causing irritation) · bg възбудителен (causing irritation) · uk дратівни́й (causing irritation) · pl drażniący (causing irritation) · bg дразнещ (causing irritation) · de verwirrend (causing irritation) · mi (matū) whakamangeo (causing irritation) · de irritierend (causing irritation)