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irritation

noun

1 irritation

The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed.

synonyms: annoyance, botheration, vexation.

Roget 828: mental suffering, pain, dolor; suffering, sufferance; ache, smart etc. (physical pain) 378; passion.    displeasure, dissatisfaction, discomfort, ... show more

Dutch: ergernis
Polish: nerwacja, nerwy, zdenerwowanie, rozdrażnienie, irytacja

2 irritation

A sudden outburst of anger.

synonyms: pique, temper.

Roget 900: resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath, indignation; exasperation, bitter resentment, wrathful indignation.    pique, umbrage, huff, miff, ... show more

Dutch: woedeaanval

3 irritation

pathology Abnormal sensitivity to stimulation.

4 irritation

The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland.

synonyms: excitation, innervation.

5 irritation

An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress.

synonyms: discomfort, soreness.

Dutch: storen, onbehagen veroorzaken, hinderen

6 irritation

Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment.

synonyms: aggravation, provocation.

Roget 824: excitation of feeling; mental excitement; suscitation, galvanism, stimulation, piquance, piquancy, provocation, inspiration, calling forth, infection; animation, agitation, perturbation; ... show more

Polish: pogorszenie

7 irritation

The act of troubling or annoying someone.

synonyms: annoyance, annoying, vexation.

Dutch: vervelend, hinderlijk, ergerlijk


adjective

Roget 171: strong, energetic, forcible, active; intense, deep-dyed, severe, keen, vivid, sharp, acute, incisive, trenchant, ... show more

Moby thesaurus: adverse circumstances, adversity, affliction, aggravation, agitation, algesia, amplification, animation, annoyance, arousal, arousing, augmentation, blight, bummer, care, chafe, contentiousness, cross, curse, deepening ... show more.

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