irritation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of troubling or annoying someone (noun.act)
hypernym | : | mistreatment, |
definition | : | the practice of treating (someone or something) badly (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | exasperation, |
definition | : | actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | red flag, |
definition | : | something that irritates or demands immediate action (noun.act) |
2. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment (noun.act)
hypernym | : | aggression, |
definition | : | deliberately unfriendly behavior (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | aggro, |
definition | : | (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | last straw, |
definition | : | the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | taunt, taunting, twit, |
definition | : | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing (noun.act) |
3. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress (noun.feeling)
hypernym | : | hurt, suffering, |
definition | : | feelings of mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
4. a sudden outburst of anger (noun.feeling)
5. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland (noun.state)
hypernym | : | arousal, |
definition | : | a state of heightened physiological activity (noun.state) |
6. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed (noun.state)
hyponym | : | bummer, |
definition | : | an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | huff, miff, seeing red, |
definition | : | a state of irritation or annoyance (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | pinprick, |
definition | : | a minor annoyance (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | impatience, restlessness, |
definition | : | a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | snit, |
definition | : | a state of agitated irritation (noun.state) |
7. (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation (noun.state)
hypernym | : | abnormalcy, abnormality, |
definition | : | an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies (noun.state) |
domain category | : | pathology, |
definition | : | the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases (noun.cognition) |
8. the act of troubling or annoying someone (noun.act)
derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
9. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment (noun.act)
derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
10. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | irritate, |
definition | : | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame (verb.body) |
derivation | : | huffy, mad, sore, |
definition | : | roused to anger (adj.all) |
11. a sudden outburst of anger (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | offend, pique, |
definition | : | cause to feel resentment or indignation (verb.emotion) |
12. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland (noun.state)
derivation | : | irritate, |
definition | : | excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus (verb.change) |
derivation | : | excite, |
definition | : | produce a magnetic field in (verb.change) |
13. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed (noun.state)
derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | bother, |
definition | : | make nervous or agitated (verb.emotion) |
14. (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation (noun.state)
derivation | : | irritate, |
definition | : | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame (verb.body) |
15. the act of troubling or annoying someone (noun.act)
derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
16. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment (noun.act)
derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
17. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | irritate, |
definition | : | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame (verb.body) |
derivation | : | huffy, mad, sore, |
definition | : | roused to anger (adj.all) |
18. a sudden outburst of anger (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | offend, pique, |
definition | : | cause to feel resentment or indignation (verb.emotion) |
19. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland (noun.state)
derivation | : | irritate, |
definition | : | excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus (verb.change) |
derivation | : | excite, |
definition | : | produce a magnetic field in (verb.change) |
20. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed (noun.state)
derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | bother, |
definition | : | make nervous or agitated (verb.emotion) |
21. (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation (noun.state)
derivation | : | irritate, |
definition | : | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame (verb.body) |
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