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Noun irritation has 7 senses
- irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
--1 is a kind of psychological state, mental state
--1 has particulars:
- pique, temper, irritation - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
--2 is a kind of annoyance, chafe, vexation
- irritation - (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"
--3 is a kind of abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition; sensitization, sensitisation
- excitation, innervation, irritation - the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
--4 is a kind of arousal
- discomfort, soreness, irritation - an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body
--5 is a kind of suffering, hurt
- 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
- annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation - the act of troubling or annoying someone
--7 is a kind of mistreatment
--7 has particulars: exasperation; red flag
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