1. (linguistics) the effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses

Derived forms: perlocutions

• irrational number
• irrationality
• irrationally
• Irrawaddy
• Irrawaddy River
• irreality
• irreclaimable
• irreconcilability
• irreconcilable
• irreconcilableness
• irreconcilably
• irrecoverable
• irrecoverably
• irrecusable
• irredeemable
• irredeemably
• irredenta
• irredentism
• irredentist
• irreducible
• irreducibly
• irrefragable
• irrefutable
• irrefutably
• irregardless