how to pronounce irritation

/ˌɪɹɪˈtɛɪʃən/

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irritation is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of irritation in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… because of his irritation with his foil …”

meanings of irritation

noun:

The state of being irritated.
The act of irritating or annoying.
The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; especially, the act of exciting muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.

irritation frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word irritation occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.