Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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irritate | No | No | Yes | No |
irritation | Yes | No | No | No |
irritate (noun) | irritation (noun) |
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unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment | |
the act of troubling or annoying someone | |
an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | |
a sudden outburst of anger | |
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed | |
the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland | |
(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation |
irritate (verb) | irritation (verb) |
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excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame | |
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus | |
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |