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irritation

 
Noun irritation has 7 senses
  1. irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
    --1 is a kind of psychological state, mental state
    --1 has particulars:
     bummer; huff, miff, seeing red; pinprick; restlessness, impatience; snit
    Derived form: verb irritate1
  2. pique, temper, irritation - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
    --2 is a kind of annoyance, chafe, vexation
    Derived form: verb irritate1
  3. irritation - (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"
    --3 is a kind of
    abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition; sensitization, sensitisation
    Derived form: verb irritate2
  4. excitation, innervation, irritation - the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
    --4 is a kind of arousal
    Derived form: verb irritate3
  5. discomfort, soreness, irritation - an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body
    --5 is a kind of suffering, hurt
    Derived form: verb irritate2
  6. aggravation, irritation, provocation - unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
    --6 is a kind of aggression
    --6 has particulars: aggro; last straw; twit, taunt, taunting
    Derived form: verb irritate1
  7. annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation - the act of troubling or annoying someone
    --7 is a kind of mistreatment
    --7 has particulars: exasperation; red flag
    Derived form: verb irritate1
irritants irritate-umber irritate irritate irritated irritated at irritates irritating irritation irritations irritative irritator irrrevocable irrrtated irrupt irrupting irruption

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