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Definition of 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Synonyms:
passion, incitement, aggravator, anger, fervour, biliousness, nuisance, menace, neuralgia, mood, incitation, chafe, drag, animosity, pestering, temper, irritant, soreness, surliness, besetment, stress, pip, rage, discomfort, pettishness, toughness, pest, feelings, snappishness, impatience, fervor, provocation, choler, botheration, upset, innervation, excitement, rawness, annoying, worry, peeve, humour, vexation, aggro, outrage, fretfulness, asperity, bothering, irritability, pain in the neck, excitation, aggravation, calamity, annoyance, plague, fury, pique, humor, help, joke, eina, pain in the ass, peevishness, concern, tenderness.
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discontentment (part of speech: noun)
- despondence,
- wretchedness,
- angst,
- boredom,
- uncomfortableness,
- disquiet,
- exasperation,
- discomposure,
- misery,
- disgruntlement,
- non-satisfaction,
- cheerlessness,
- dissatisfaction,
- discomfort,
- anguish,
- frustration,
- ennui,
- inquietude,
- joylessness,
- sourness,
- gloominess,
- discontent,
- uneasiness,
- anxiety,
- displeasure,
- unhappiness
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pain (part of speech: noun)
- grief,
- spasm,
- headache,
- burn,
- hurt,
- stitch,
- painfulness,
- suffering,
- wound,
- stab,
- malaise,
- earache,
- smarting,
- cramp,
- bite,
- crick,
- sting,
- migraine,
- pain,
- pang,
- rack,
- torment,
- back-ache,
- infliction,
- gripe,
- distress,
- sore,
- agony,
- ache,
- affliction,
- injury,
- anguish,
- wrench,
- throe,
- torture,
- misery,
- discomfort,
- inflammation,
- bruise,
- throb,
- chafing
- aggravation (part of speech: noun)
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painfulness (part of speech: noun)
- cruelty,
- offensiveness,
- torture,
- severity,
- unpleasantness,
- bitterness,
- anguish,
- misery,
- torment,
- ache,
- uncomfortableness,
- grievousness,
- odiousness,
- distressfulness,
- aggravation,
- oppressiveness,
- annoyingness,
- soreness,
- irksomeness,
- arduousness,
- hurtfulness,
- woefulness,
- agony,
- acuteness,
- painfulness
- sensitivity (part of speech: noun)
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resentment (part of speech: noun)
- hard feelings,
- acerbity,
- ill humor,
- soreness,
- resentment,
- rancor,
- bitterness,
- pique,
- spite,
- bile,
- antagonism,
- huffiness,
- umbrage,
- envy,
- vexation,
- infuriation,
- sullenness,
- wrath,
- discontent,
- dissatisfaction,
- indignation,
- offense
Usage examples:
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He spoke with an ill- subdued irritation I knew not how to soothe.
- "Daisy Burns (Volume 2)", Julia Kavanagh. -
Gaiety turned to irritation, irritation to anger and fear.
- "The Celestial Omnibus and other Stories", E. M. Forster. -
Lady Niton looked at her with mingled amusement and irritation.
- "The Testing of Diana Mallory", Mrs. Humphry Ward.