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Definition of Irritation
1. Noun. The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed.
Generic synonyms: Mental Condition, Mental State, Psychological Condition, Psychological State
Specialized synonyms: Bummer, Huff, Miff, Seeing Red, Pinprick, Impatience, Restlessness, Snit
Derivative terms: Bother, Bother, Bother, Irritate, Vex
2. Noun. A sudden outburst of anger. "His temper sparked like damp firewood"
Generic synonyms: Annoyance, Chafe, Vexation
Derivative terms: Irritate, Pique, Temper
3. Noun. (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation. "Any food produced irritation of the stomach"
Generic synonyms: Abnormalcy, Abnormality, Sensitisation, Sensitization
Derivative terms: Irritate
4. Noun. The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland.
5. Noun. An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress.
Generic synonyms: Hurt, Suffering
Derivative terms: Irritate, Sore, Sore
6. Noun. Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment.
Specialized synonyms: Aggro, Last Straw, Taunt, Taunting, Twit
Generic synonyms: Aggression
Derivative terms: Aggravate, Irritate, Provoke
7. Noun. The act of troubling or annoying someone.
Generic synonyms: Mistreatment
Specialized synonyms: Exasperation, Red Flag
Derivative terms: Annoy, Irritate, Vex
Definition of Irritation
1. n. 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.
Definition of Irritation
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. 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. ¹
3. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Irritation
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Medical Definition of Irritation
1. A state of overexcitation and undue sensitivity. Origin: L. Irritatio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)