1. (noun)irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed Synonyms: aggravator, temper, annoying, botheration, pique, innervation, chafe, discomfort, provocation, worry, infliction, pain in the ass, excitation, concern, bother, soreness, irritation, pain, aggravation, headache, vexation, annoyance, pain in the neck
4. (noun)excitation, innervation, irritation the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland Synonyms: fervor, annoying, excitement, botheration, pique, innervation, inflammation, discomfort, provocation, excitation, soreness, irritation, aggravation, fervour, temper, vexation, annoyance
5. (noun)discomfort, soreness, irritation an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress Synonyms: temper, tenderness, rawness, uncomfortableness, botheration, soreness, provocation, pique, aggravation, excitation, annoying, innervation, irritation, annoyance, vexation, discomfort
7. (noun)annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation the act of troubling or annoying someone Synonyms: aggravator, temper, annoying, botheration, pain in the ass, innervation, chafe, discomfort, provocation, worry, infliction, excitation, soreness, concern, bother, pique, irritation, pain, aggravation, headache, vexation, annoyance, pain in the neck
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'irritation'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. irritation Displeasure is the mildest and most general word. Choler and ire, now rare except in poetic or highly rhetorical language, denote a still, and the latter a persistent, anger. Temper used al Synonyms: anger, animosity, fury, offense, rage, choler, impatience, passion, resentment, displeasure, indignation, peevishness, temper, exasperation, ire, pettishness, vexation, fretfulness, irritation, petulance, wrath Antonyms: amiability, leniency, mildness, peacefulness, charity, lenity, patience, self-control, forbearance, long-suffering, peace, self-restraint, gentleness, love, peaceableness