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"irritation" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often annoyance (9 letters).
Definitions
the act of troubling or annoying someone
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”). By surface analysis, irritate + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“What irritation causes you to be so moody?”
“Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.”
“CNN spoke recently with several Conyers residents who said they still have blurry vision, shortness of breath, throat irritation or chronic headaches since the chemical plant fire.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Annoyed feeling”10 letters
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