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irritación

irritation

noun ee-rree-tah-SYOHN Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: Latin irritatio, from irritare (to provoke)

Also means

inflammation

Usage Note

Irritación covers both physical inflammation (skin, eyes) and emotional annoyance. The verb is irritar; the reflexive irritarse means 'to get annoyed.'

Examples

"La irritación de la piel desapareció con la crema."

Natural Translation

The skin irritation disappeared with the cream.

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