 irritation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed | |
| Synonyms: | annoyance vexation | |
| Related terms: | psychological_state botheration restlessness pinprick snit bummer huff | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed | |
| Synonyms: | annoyance vexation botheration | |
| Related terms: | psychological_state restlessness snit huff bummer pinprick annoy trouble | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a sudden outburst of anger | |
| Synonyms: | temper pique | |
| Examples: | "his temper sparked like damp firewood" |
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| Related terms: | annoyance annoy | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation | |
| Examples: | "any food produced irritation of the stomach" |
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| Related terms: | abnormality sensitization pathology | |
| 5. | [ noun ] unfriendly behavior that aggravates or irritates someone | |
| Synonyms: | provocation aggravation | |
| Related terms: | aggression taunt twitting last_straw aggro harass | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland | |
| Synonyms: | innervation excitation | |
| Related terms: | arousal irritate | |
| 7. | [ noun ] an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body | |
| Synonyms: | soreness tenderness discomfort | |
| Related terms: | suffering chafing irritate | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the act of troubling or annoying someone | |
| Synonyms: | annoying vexation troubling annoyance | |
| Related terms: | mistreatment exasperation red_flag annoy | |
| Similar spelling: |
irritating irritative irritate irritated irradiation |
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