The meaning of Irritant

noun

The feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation.

Usage examples:

There was annoyance at the interruption

noun

The feeling or state of being annoyed

Usage examples:

I can understand your annoyance - i'd be furious if she ever treated me like that., (much) to our a…

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

Usage examples:

Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

noun

Effort, trouble, or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech

exclamation

Used to express mild irritation or impatience.

Usage examples:

‘bother!’ she muttered

noun

The state or fact of being troublesome or difficult with regard to one's personal requirements or comfort.

Usage examples:

The inconvenience of having to change trains

verb

Cause trouble or difficulty to.

Usage examples:

Noise and fumes from traffic would inconvenience residents

noun

Something that causes trouble or difficulty and is annoying but not serious, or the condition of being in such an annoying situation

Usage examples:

[ c ] changing planes was an inconvenience, but there were no direct flights., the postal strike in…

noun

The state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry.

Usage examples:

Much to my irritation, chris fell asleep

noun

A person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.

Usage examples:

A new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs

verb

Be a threat or possible danger to.

Usage examples:

Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching

noun

Danger, or someone or something that is likely to cause harm

Usage examples:

[ u ] there was an air of controlled menace about him., [ c ] that boy is a menace to himself and h…

noun

A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance.

Usage examples:

It's a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house

noun

Something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you

Usage examples:

It’s a nuisance filling out all these forms.

noun

Someone or something that causes a problem for other people, an area, etc. that may be able to be solved by the law

Usage examples:

Residents claim that the company's emissions are harmful and constitute a nuisance., noise/odour/pu…

noun

A destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.

Usage examples:

The tomato plant attracts a pest called whitefly

noun

An insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops

Usage examples:

The aphid is a garden pest., my brother is such a pest.

noun

A prick caused by a pin.

Usage examples:

For the blood to be poisoned it takes only a pinprick

noun

A very small hole in something where a pin or needle has been pushed into it, or a sudden pain where a pin or needle has been pushed into your skin

Usage examples:

There was a pinprick on his arm., the darkness was broken by the odd pinprick of light., you have t…

noun

A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague).

Usage examples:

Person-to-person spread of bubonic or septicemic plague does not occur; however, pneumonic plague i…

verb

A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes ( bubonic plague ) and sometimes infection of the lungs ( pneumonic plague ).

verb

To cause someone or something difficulty or suffering, esp. repeatedly or continually

Usage examples:

Financial problems have been plaguing the company., that pain in my shoulder is plaguing me again.,…

noun

Severe physical or mental suffering.

Usage examples:

Their deaths have left both families in torment

verb

Cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering.

Usage examples:

He was tormented by jealousy

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, or something that causes such pain

Usage examples:

[ u ] after three days of torment, she went to a dentist., [ c ] that child acts like it’s a tormen…

noun

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

Usage examples:

The newspaper accounts of the trial

verb

Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.

Usage examples:

Teachers all over the uk are trialling the materials

noun

The examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person

Usage examples:

[ c ] a criminal/civil trial, [ u ] the case will soon go to trial (= begin)., [ u ] she must still…