Home › Words › I › irritainmentirritainmentirritainment means entertainment that annoys, embarrasses, or upsets more than or as much as it entertains, whether unintentionally or by design.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, irritainment ranks #2,710 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyBlend of irritating + entertainment.nounEntertainment that annoys, embarrasses, or upsets more than or as much as it entertains, whether unintentionally or by design.e.g.“Because their volume interjects such an overwhelming ambiance to the party, make sure that your entertainers are the right ones. You want entertainment, not irritainment.” — 1997, Jaymz Bee, Cocktail Parties for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 127:A media spectacle, particularly a scandal, that is simultaneously irritating and engrossing.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).