Definition of irritation

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Irritation (n.) The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or passion; provocation; annoyance; anger..

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Aggravation :: Aggravation (n.) Provocation; irritation.
Exasperation :: Exasperation (n.) The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
Abirritative :: Abirritative (a.) Characterized by abirritation or debility.
Sneeze :: Sneeze (v. i.) To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose..
Emollient :: Emollient (n.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc..
Erethism :: Erethism (n.) A morbid degree of excitement or irritation in an organ.
Chigre :: Chigre (n.) A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger..
Displeasure :: Displeasure (n.) That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offense; injury.
Irritable :: Irritable (a.) Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3..
Choler :: Choler (n.) Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath.
Irritate :: Irritate (v. t.) To produce irritation in; to stimulate; to cause to contract. See Irritation, n., 2..
Displeasure :: Displeasure (n.) The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation..
Cough :: Cough (v. i.) A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc..
Exacerbescence :: Exacerbescence (n.) Increase of irritation or violence, particularly the increase of a fever or disease..
Trepan :: Trepan (v. t. & i.) To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan..
Obtundent :: Obtundent (n.) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly the same as demulcent..
Sedative :: Sedative (n.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain..
Stimulative :: Stimulation (n.) The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state of activity; irritation..
Leucorrhoea :: Leucorrhoea (n.) A discharge of a white, yellowish, or greenish, viscid mucus, resulting from inflammation or irritation of the membrane lining the genital organs of the female; the whites..
Fret :: Fret (n.) Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret..
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