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Irritant vs Annoyance - What's the difference?

irritant | annoyance |

As nouns the difference between irritant and annoyance

is that irritant is any medication designed to cause irritation while annoyance is that which annoys.

As an adjective irritant

is causing irritation or inflammation.

irritant

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Causing irritation or inflammation.
  • (legal, Scotland) Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
  • * Hayward
  • The states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their king, with this clause irritant ; that, if he did violate any part of his oath, the people should owe him no allegiance.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any medication designed to cause irritation
  • A source of irritation.
  • annoyance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * annoyaunce (obsolete)

    Noun

    (wikipedia annoyance)
  • (countable) That which annoys.
  • (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
  • (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.
  • Synonyms

    * nark