| NOUN | state | irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
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| feeling | irritation, pique, temper | a sudden outburst of anger / anger | |
| state | irritation | (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation | |
| state | irritation, excitation, innervation | the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland | |
| feeling | irritation, discomfort, soreness | an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | |
| act | irritation, aggravation, provocation | unfriendly behavior that causes anger / anger or resentment | |
| act | irritation, annoyance, annoying, vexation | the act of troubling or annoying someone |
| Sounds | ih.rihtey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed. | |
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| Synonyms | annoyance, vexation, botheration | |
| Narrower | bummer | An experience that is irritating or frustrating / frustrating or disappointing |
| huff, miff, seeing red | A state of irritation or annoyance | |
| pinprick | A minor annoyance | |
| restlessness, impatience | A lack of patience | |
| snit | A state of agitated irritation | |
| Broader | psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic |
| Spanish | disgusto, fastidio, incomodidad, irritación | |
| Catalan | irritació | |
| Verbs | irritate | cause annoyance in |
| Meaning | A sudden outburst of anger / anger. | |
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| Synonyms | pique, temper | |
| Broader | annoyance, chafe, vexation | anger produced by some annoying irritation |
| Spanish | humor, irritación, resentimiento | |
| Catalan | irritació, ressentiment | |
| Verbs | irritate | cause annoyance in |
| Meaning | (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation. | |
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| Example | "any food produced irritation of the stomach" | |
| Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
| Broader | abnormality, abnormalcy | An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
| sensitization, sensitisation | The state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) | |
| Verbs | irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame |
| Meaning | The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland. | |
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| Synonyms | excitation, innervation | |
| Broader | arousal | A state of heightened physiological activity |
| Spanish | excitación | |
| Verbs | irritate | excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus |
| Meaning | An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress. | |
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| Synonyms | discomfort, soreness | |
| Broader | suffering, hurt | Feelings of mental or physical pain |
| Verbs | irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame |
| Meaning | unfriendly behavior that causes anger / anger or resentment. | |
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| Synonyms | aggravation, provocation | |
| Narrower | aggro | (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression |
| last straw | The final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit | |
| twit, taunt, taunting | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing | |
| Broader | aggression | deliberately unfriendly behavior |
| Spanish | agravamiento, irritación, provocación | |
| Catalan | agreujament, irritació, provocació | |
| Verbs | irritate | cause annoyance in |
| Meaning | The act of troubling or annoying someone. | |
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| Synonyms | annoyance, annoying, vexation | |
| Narrower | exasperation | actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) |
| red flag | Something that irritates or demands immediate action | |
| Broader | mistreatment | The practice of treating (someone or something) badly |
| Spanish | agrazón, atufamiento, atufo, carlanca, enfado, enojo, fastidio, molesto, vejación | |
| Catalan | enuig, irritació | |
| Verbs | irritate | cause annoyance in |
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