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1. (n.) irritation
the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.
2. irritation
something that irritates.
3. irritation
Physiol., Pathol.
4. irritation
the bringing of a bodily part or organ to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.
5. irritation
the condition itself.
Etymology: (1580–90; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
2. (noun) pique, temper, irritation
a sudden outburst of anger
"his temper sparked like damp firewood"
3. (noun) irritation
(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
"any food produced irritation of the stomach"
4. (noun) excitation, innervation, irritation
the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
5. (noun) discomfort, soreness, irritation
an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
6. (noun) aggravation, irritation, provocation
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
7. (noun) annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation
the act of troubling or annoying someone
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1. (noun) irritation
the feeling of being irritated or sth that irritates
life's little irritations; Her irritation was obvious.
2. irritation
soreness or sth that causes slight pain
a skin irritation
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) irritation
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
2. (noun) irritation
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
3. (noun) irritation
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
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