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Irritation

noun

The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed. Synonyms: annoyance, botheration, vexation.

A sudden outburst of anger. Synonyms: pique, temper.

(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation.

The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland. Synonyms: excitation, innervation.

An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress. Synonyms: discomfort, soreness.

Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment. Synonyms: aggravation, provocation.

The act of troubling or annoying someone. Synonyms: annoyance, annoying, vexation.

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"Irritation" Quotes from Famous Books

... a tiny prepuce or foreskin which folds over to protect the sensitive end. Sometimes the foreskin is bound down too tightly, so that instead of being a protection to the parts, it becomes a source of irritation. Then we say the clitoris is hooded and it is necessary to loosen or cut this fold of skin. The operation is similar to that of ...

— Herself - Talks with Women Concerning Themselves • E. B. Lowry

... then be returned into the bowel, and the patient kept in bed or on a sofa till the ligatures separate, which is generally not till the fourth or fifth day. A certain amount of urinary irritation, showing itself sometimes in strangury, sometimes in complete retention, occasionally follows ...

— A Manual of the Operations of Surgery - For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners • Joseph Bell

... shed by the lights grew fainter and fainter. Then one light burned out, and the lieutenant stamped with anger, but there was no cause for his irritation. Another flashed ...

— Blue Jackets - The Log of the Teaser • George Manville Fenn

... before her, while Alan fanned her with a great red fan and occasionally bathed her temples with eau-de-cologne. He paid her these attentions with an air of gentle gravity which became him well, but the slight fold between his brows betokened irritation and weariness. ...

— Name and Fame - A Novel • Adeline Sergeant

... out of the porch to turn away to the left, leaving Nic hesitating as to what he should do, deeply grieved as he was at his father's annoyance and display of temper. One moment he was for following and trying to say something which would tend to calm the irritation. The next he was thinking it would be best to leave the old man to himself, trusting to the walk in the pleasant grounds having ...

— Nic Revel - A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land • George Manville Fenn

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