English noun: irritation |
1. | irritation (state) the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
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| Synonyms | annoyance, botheration, vexation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bummer, huff, impatience, miff, pinprick, restlessness, seeing red, snit |
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2. | irritation (feeling) a sudden outburst of anger |
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| Samples | His temper sparked like damp firewood.
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| Synonyms | pique, temper |
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| Broader (hypernym) | annoyance, chafe, vexation |
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3. | irritation (state) (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation |
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| Samples | Any food produced irritation of the stomach.
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| Broader (hypernym) | abnormalcy, abnormality, sensitisation, sensitization |
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| Domain category | pathology |
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4. | irritation (state) the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland |
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| Synonyms | excitation, innervation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | arousal |
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5. | irritation (feeling) an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress |
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| Synonyms | discomfort, soreness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hurt, suffering |
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6. | irritation (act) unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment |
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| Synonyms | aggravation, provocation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | aggression |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aggro, last straw, taunt, taunting, twit |
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7. | irritation (act) the act of troubling or annoying someone |
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| Synonyms | annoyance, annoying, vexation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mistreatment |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | exasperation, red flag |
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