irritation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a sudden outburst of anger

   I sometimes let my irritation be known by yelling at people.

2. 2
   noun

   an abnormal sensitivity to stimulation

   Any food I eat causes an irritation in my stomach.

3. 3
   noun

   The act of irritating or annoying.

   What irritation causes you to be so moody?

4. 4
   noun

   The state of being irritated.

   It has already been established that the crew was competent and qualified for operation of AS66. With the exception of some overtones of irritation about the manner in which another aircraft, N799Y, affected the flight's progress into the Juneau area, the recorded cockpit conversation, in general, reflects a relaxed but businesslike atmosphere.

5. 5
   noun

   A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.

   Hip pain is a common complaint in children and may indicate a very mild irritation in the hip joint or may be the symptom of a very severe abnormality

6. 6
   noun

   the act of troubling or annoying someone

7. 7
   noun

   unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

8. 8
   noun

   an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”).