'Irritation' definitions:
Definition of 'irritation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration]
noun
A sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" [syn: pique, temper, irritation]
noun
(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"
noun
The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland [syn: excitation, innervation, irritation]
noun
An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress [syn: discomfort, soreness, irritation]
noun
Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [syn: aggravation, irritation, provocation]
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Definition of 'Irritation'
From: GCIDE
- Irritation \Ir`ri*ta"tion\, n. [L. irritatio: cf. F. irritation.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or passion; provocation; annoyance; anger. [1913 Webster]
- The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one vast machinery for the irritation and development of the human intellect. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physiol.) The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Med.) A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'irritation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adverse circumstances,
- adversity,
- affliction,
- aggravation,
- agitation,
- algesia,
- amplification,
- animation,
- annoyance,
- arousal,
- arousing,
- augmentation,
- blight,
- bummer,
- care,
- chafe,
- contentiousness,
- cross,
- curse,
- deepening,
- deliberate aggravation,
- deterioration,
- difficulties,
- difficulty,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- discontent,
- displeasure,
- dissatisfaction,
- downer,
- electrification,
- embittering,
- embitterment,
- enhancement,
- enlargement,
- exacerbation,
- exasperation,
- excitation,
- excitement,
- exhilaration,
- festering,
- firing,
- fomentation,
- fret,
- gall,
- galvanization,
- hard knocks,
- hard life,
- hard lot,
- hardcase,
- hardship,
- heightening,
- incitation,
- incitement,
- increase,
- inflammation,
- infuriation,
- instigation,
- intensification,
- irritant,
- lathering up,
- magnification,
- pep rally,
- pep talk,
- perturbation,
- plight,
- predicament,
- pressure,
- provocation,
- rabble-rousing,
- rankling,
- resentfulness,
- resentment,
- rigor,
- sea of troubles,
- sensitiveness,
- sharpening,
- sore,
- sore spot,
- soreness,
- souring,
- steaming up,
- stimulation,
- stimulus,
- stirring,
- stirring up,
- stirring-up,
- stress,
- stress of life,
- tenderness,
- trial,
- tribulation,
- trouble,
- troubles,
- vale of tears,
- vexation,
- vicissitude,
- whipping up,
- working up,
- worsening
Words containing 'Irritation'
- Irritability,
- Irritable,
- Irritableness,
- Irritably,
- Irritancy,
- Irritant,
- Irritate,
- Irritated,
- Irritating,
- Irritative,
- irritatingly,
- Counter irritant,
- Counter irritation,
- Pure irritant,
- chemical irritant,
- irritable bowel syndrome,
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