irritation

/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
Middle School
1

The act of irritating or annoying.

2

The state of being irritated.

3

A thing or person that annoys.

4

A state of inflammation or of painful reaction to cell or tissue damage.

5

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.

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Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

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