What is another word for irritation?
Synonyms for irritation
ˌɪr ɪˈteɪ ʃənir·ri·ta·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 alone in the sense of anger is colloquial, tho we may correctly say a hot temper, a fiery temper, etc. Passion, tho a word of far wider application, may, in the singular, be employed to denote anger; "did put me in a towering passion,"
Shakespeare Hamlet act v, sc. 2. Anger is violent and vindictive emotion, which is sharp, sudden, and, like all violent passions, necessarily brief. Resentment (a feeling back or feeling over again) is persistent, the bitter brooding over injuries. Exasperation, a roughening, is a hot, superficial intensity of anger, demanding instant expression. Rage drives one beyond the bounds of prudence or discretion; fury is stronger yet, and sweeps one away into uncontrollable violence. Anger is personal and usually selfish, aroused by real or supposed wrong to oneself, and directed specifically and intensely against the person who is viewed as blameworthy. Indignation is impersonal and unselfish displeasure at unworthy acts (Latin indigna), i. e., at wrong as wrong. Pure indignation is not followed by regret, and needs no repentance; it is also more self-controlled than anger. Anger is commonly a sin; indignation is often a duty. Wrath is deep and perhaps vengeful displeasure, as when the people of Nazareth were "filled with wrath" at the plain words of Jesus (Luke iv, 28); it may, however, simply express the culmination of righteous indignation without malice in a pure being; as, the wrath of God. Impatience, fretfulness, irritation, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, and vexation express the slighter forms of anger. Irritation, petulance, and vexation are temporary and for immediate cause. Fretfulness, pettishness, and peevishness are chronic states finding in any petty matter an occasion for their exercise. Compare ACRIMONY; ENMITY; HATRED.Synonyms:
anger, animosity, choler, displeasure, exasperation, fretfulness, fury, impatience, indignation, ire, offense, passion, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, rage, resentment, temper, vexation, wrathAntonyms:
amiability, charity, forbearance, gentleness, leniency, lenity, long-suffering, love, mildness, patience, peace, peaceableness, peacefulness, self-control, self-restraintPreposition:
Anger at the insult prompted the reply. Anger toward the offender exaggerates the offense.
Princeton's WordNet
irritation, annoyance, vexation, botherationnoun
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, pain, aggravation, headache, vexation, annoyance, pain in the neckpique, temper, irritationnoun
a sudden outburst of anger
"his temper sparked like damp firewood"
Synonyms:
discomfort, temper, annoying, toughness, botheration, surliness, biliousness, innervation, mood, provocation, peevishness, pique, humor, pettishness, excitation, soreness, irritability, humour, aggravation, snappishness, vexation, annoyanceirritationnoun
(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
"any food produced irritation of the stomach"
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temper, soreness, annoying, provocation, pique, aggravation, excitation, innervation, discomfort, annoyance, vexation, botherationexcitation, innervation, irritationnoun
the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
Synonyms:
fervor, annoying, excitement, botheration, pique, innervation, inflammation, discomfort, provocation, excitation, soreness, aggravation, fervour, temper, vexation, annoyancediscomfort, soreness, irritationnoun
an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
Synonyms:
temper, tenderness, rawness, uncomfortableness, botheration, soreness, provocation, pique, aggravation, excitation, annoying, innervation, annoyance, vexation, discomfortaggravation, irritation, provocationnoun
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
Synonyms:
discomfort, temper, annoying, exacerbation, botheration, pique, innervation, provocation, incitement, incitation, excitation, soreness, exasperation, aggravation, vexation, annoyanceannoyance, annoying, irritation, vexationnoun
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, pain, aggravation, headache, vexation, annoyance, pain in the neck
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
irritationnoun
Synonyms:
irritatingirritationnoun
Synonyms:
exasperation, provocation, wrath, ire, anger, passion, excitement, indignation, resentmentirritationnoun
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "irritation":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1938 | pain | |
#3115 | concern | |
#3971 | humor | |
#4973 | passion | |
#5005 | worry | |
#5454 | mood | |
#7144 | offense | |
#7314 | anger | |
#8658 | rage | |
#9416 | annoying | |
#9726 | excitement | |
#9936 | bother | |
#10304 | humour | |
#11228 | headache | |
#12585 | fury | |
#13853 | inflammation | |
#15411 | wrath | |
#15603 | rash | |
#17321 | discomfort | |
#18131 | irritation | |
#18711 | ire | |
#19215 | temper | |
#20483 | excitation | |
#26713 | tenderness | |
#27532 | resentment | |
#28022 | annoyance | |
#33441 | pique | |
#36195 | toughness | |
#36621 | indignation | |
#39854 | irritability | |
#39860 | provocation | |
#44334 | impatience | |
#44697 | irritant | |
#47656 | aggravation | |
#48141 | displeasure | |
#48768 | animosity | |
#49238 | fervor | |
#49247 | innervation | |
#51700 | soreness | |
#56224 | incitement | |
#69625 | exacerbation | |
#71877 | infliction | |
#87389 | exasperation | |
#88613 | fervour | |
#90291 | chafe | |
#100265 | vexation | |
#151099 | rawness | |
#191997 | petulance | |
#250205 | aggravator | |
#311899 | choler |
How to use irritation in a sentence?
National Security Adviser Susan Rice:
In President Barack Obama meetings with President Xi, President Barack Obama has repeatedly made plain that state-sponsored, cyber-enabled economic espionage must stop, this isn't a mild irritation. It is an economic and national security concern to United States. It puts enormous strain on our bilateral relationship, and it is a critical factor in determining the future trajectory of U.S.-China ties.
It was such a large mass, we were really surprised that the patient didn’t notice it because it would cause quite a lot of irritation while it was sitting there.
If you get it on your skin it could cause irritation to the skin rashes.
And my neighbors, some in ill health, had major coughing and irritation in the eyes and throat. Some had nose bleeding.
Laze is formed when hot lava hits the ocean sending hydrochloric acid and steam with fine glass particles into the air, health hazards of laze include lung, eye and skin irritation. Be aware that the laze plume travels with the wind and can change direction without warning.
Translations for irritation
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- تهيجArabic
- irritacióCatalan, Valencian
- podrážděníCzech
- irritationDanish
- ReizungGerman
- ερεθισμός, εκνευρισμόςGreek
- koleroEsperanto
- irritaciónSpanish
- سوزشPersian
- ärsyttäminen, ärsytysFinnish
- irritationFrench
- greannúIrish
- चिढ़Hindi
- irritációHungarian
- գրգռվածությու� Armenian
- gangguanIndonesian
- irritazioneItalian
- הַקפָּדָהHebrew
- 刺激Japanese
- ಕೆರಳಿಕೆKannada
- 짜증나게 하는 것Korean
- irritatioLatin
- kūrakurakuMāori
- irritatieDutch
- irritasjonNorwegian
- podrażnieniePolish
- irritaçãoPortuguese
- iritație, iritareRomanian
- возбуждение, раздражениеRussian
- irritationSwedish
- எரிச்சல்Tamil
- చికాకుTelugu
- การระคายเคืองThai
- tahrişTurkish
- роздратуванняUkrainian
- جلنUrdu
- kích thíchVietnamese
- יריטיישאַןYiddish
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