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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterirritate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-terir-ri-tate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to treat a counterirritant

Etymology

From counter- + irritate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

counterirritates (present, singular) counterirritating (participle, present) counterirritated (participle, past) counterirritated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

counterirritation

Questions

What does counterirritate mean?
to treat a counterirritant
Where does counterirritate come from?
From counter- + irritate.

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