GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

die Irritation

confusion; disconcertment; annoyance

Ihre Bemerkung löste Irritation aus, weil sie den Eindruck erweckte, eine bereits gemeinsam getroffene Entscheidung gelte plötzlich nicht mehr.

Her remark caused confusion by suggesting a decision already made jointly suddenly no longer applied.

irritation of tissue or a sense organ

Die Irritation der Haut wurde untersucht, bevor sie ein weiteres Mittel ausprobierte, dessen Wirkung sie nicht sicher einschätzen konnte.

The skin irritation was examined before she tried another remedy whose effects she could not confidently assess.

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