irritation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of irritating or annoying.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being irritated.
3. (countable, uncountable) A thing or person that annoys.
4. (countable, uncountable) A state of inflammation or of painful reaction to cell or tissue damage.
5. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Synonyms

annoyance

vexation

anger

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exasperation

aggravation

indignation

resentment

excitation

provocation

pique

temper

chagrin

uneasiness

fret

impatience

innervation

stimulation

nuisance

itching

itch

displeasure

annoying

incentive

incitement

impetus

botheration

stimulus

stimulant

worry

agitation

ruffle

discomfort

scariness

fury

angering

soreness

anxiety

chafe

excitement

exacerbation

crabbiness

enervation

edginess

inquietude

inflammation

drag

disturbing

choler

distress

disquietude

Translations

irritation

irritación

irritazione

irritação

irritació

agacement

Ärger

Reizung

ergernis

exaspération

εκνευρισμός

ερεθισμός

frayeur

énervement

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”).