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irritation

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ir·ri·ta·tion  (r-tshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of irritating.
b. The condition of being irritated; vexation: honked the horn with irritation at the delay.
2. A source of irritation.
3. Pathology A condition of inflammation, soreness, or irritability of a bodily organ or part.
4. Physiology The elicitation of activity or response in an animal or plant organ or tissue.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.irritationirritation - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
bummer - an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer"
huff, miff, seeing red - a state of irritation or annoyance
pinprick - a minor annoyance
impatience, restlessness - a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
snit - a state of agitated irritation; "he was in a snit"
2.irritationirritation - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
vexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation
3.irritation - (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"
pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
sensitisation, sensitization - the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
4.irritation - the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
arousal - a state of heightened physiological activity
5.irritation - an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
hurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain
6.irritationirritation - unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
aggro - (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro"
aggression - deliberately unfriendly behavior
last straw - the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit
taunt, taunting, twit - aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
7.irritationirritation - the act of troubling or annoying someone
mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"
exasperation - actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
red flag - something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull"

irritation
noun 2. nuisance, annoyance, irritant, pain (informal) drag (informal) bother, plague, menace, tease, pest, hassle, provocation, gall, goad, aggravation (informal) pain in the neck (informal) thorn in your flesh
Translations
Spanish irritation [ɪrɪˈteɪʃən] nfastidio; picazón f; picor m
French irritation [ɪrɪˈteɪʃən] irritate nirritation f
German irritation [ɪrɪˈteɪʃən] irritate nÄrger m;
(Med) → Reizung f;
(annoying thing) → Ärgernis nt

Italian irritation [ɪrɪˈteɪʃən] nirritazione f

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But Zarathustra did not wait; for a sudden irritation came over him on account of the crowd and the crowding in his mountains.
I wished to observe the different forms taken by the irritation that I should naturally produce; for it is under the influence of irritation that the French character most completely expresses itself.
He tried to recall the actual words of his little outburst, and unconsciously supplemented them by so many words of greater expressiveness that the irritation of his failure was somewhat assuaged.
 
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