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irritation English

Meaning irritation meaning

What does irritation mean?

irritation

— noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed — noun (= temper) a sudden outburst of anger his temper sparked like damp firewood — noun (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation any food produced irritation of the stomach — noun (= aggravation) unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment — noun (= annoying) the act of troubling or annoying someone — noun (= discomfort) an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress — noun (= excitation) the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland

Synonyms irritation synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as irritation?

irritation English » English

annoyance vexation anger exasperation resentment indignation aggravation provocation pique excitation uneasiness temper fret chagrin stimulation nuisance itching itch innervation impatience worry stimulus stimulant soreness scariness ruffle incitement incentive impetus fury displeasure discomfort chafe botheration anxiety annoying angering agitation wrathfulness vexing vexedness venom unrest tremor trembling touchiness tickling tickle tetchiness testiness

Topics irritation topics

What do people use irritation to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Angry

Annoyed

What words refer to the feeling of annoyance?

annoyance exasperation frustration irritation
What words refer to something that causes someone to feel annoyed?

annoyance exasperation frustration irritation nuisance pain in the neck pain in the ass pain in the butt pest

Person Sense, perceive

Sense of touch

What words refer to a bad feeling?

pain itch irritation tickle

Examples irritation examples

How do I use irritation in a sentence?

Simple sentences

There was no irritation on his part.

Her mood graduated to irritation.

When Tom was a kid, he used to pretend he was playing the drums by tapping his fingers on the kitchen table, to the great irritation of his father.

Movie subtitles

And a pearl, so I am told, is the result of a chronic irritation on an oyster.

I could imagine life with you being a series of ups and downs, lights and shadows, some irritation, but very much happiness.

Now listen to me, Eliza All this irritation is purely subjective.

Just a sort of mild irritation on the forehead, it's nothing at all.

Certain you don't know what irritation is?

It is causing me some irritation.

Now all I have to do is find a medical kit and I can completely cure this. - Cure? - Yes, the irritation would be gone.

The APCD predicts light to moderate eye irritation, as if you hadn't already noticed. I have.

No irritation, no sweat, no nothing. - The oysters were glad to get rid of them.

I demand satisfaction. I understand your irritation, but it's no reason for a duel.

It's just an irritation.

An irritation in your eyes and your sinuses?

Don't think for a minute. that we in Washington. don't appreciate your Mothers' March. to ban the sale of colored toilet paper. to help reduce irritation. of the rectum.

I am aware that I must have given you much cause for irritation Your Excellency.

Some local irritation, ma'am. Fiddlesticks!

I must confess to a mark irritation.

All this irritation is purely subjective.

An irritation we've dispensed with.

Irritation?

Relatively insensitive to interior irritation.

But one thing that is obvious is that I suffered a memory lapse, during which time I bruised my arm. It is causing me some irritation.

Yes, the irritation would be gone.

The APCD predicts light to moderate eye irritation, as if you hadn't already noticed.

The Los Angeles County Air Pollution District reports heavy smog. in the Basin today with light eye irritation predicted.

That was just a minor irritation.

It looks like shaving irritation luckily.

Now listen to me, Eliza. All this irritation is purely subjective.

Oh, I don't know. Just a sort of mild irritation on the forehead, it's nothing at all.

Cure? - Yes, the irritation would be gone.

Minor irritation, General.

At first, it seemed to us to be a curse, an irritation.

I do not recall Cmdr Riker ever publicly showing irritation, as you just did.

How, how is the nipple irritation?

News and current affairs

But, by the time of the Iraq war, conditions had changed: the US had grown so powerful relative to the rest of the world that the lack of reciprocity became an intense source of irritation even to America's closest allies.

These jitters contributed to the support they gave to the US position on Iraq, which in turn provoked the irritation of some Western European leaders and the decline of public support in the member states for EU enlargement.

The Japan-US alliance is an irritation to the Chinese, who would like the US to get out of the way, in order to be Asia's dominant player.

But holding 300 Lebanese and nearly 10,000 Palestinians - all of the first group and many of the second group without charge or trial - has proven to be a major source of irritation to the Arab peoples of the region.

Then there are cases of stridency or severe irritation.

When states preach virtues they do not practice, or set lower hurdles for allies, trading partners, or co-religionists than they do for others, irritation and non-cooperation are the least they can expect.

India's worries and frustrations in Afghanistan and Pakistan translate into a mixture of disillusion and irritation with an America that, seen from New Delhi, allows itself to be manipulated by Pakistani officials.

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