irritation vs restlessness

irritation and restlessness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
irritation	Yes	No	No	No
restlessness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, restlessness is a hyponym of irritation; that is, restlessness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than irritation:

irritation: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
restlessness: a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

Other hyponyms of irritation include bummer, huff, miff, seeing red, pinprick, impatience, snit.

irritation (noun)	restlessness (noun)
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment	inability to rest or relax or be still
the act of troubling or annoying someone	the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress	a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
a sudden outburst of anger	a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
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

irritation vs restlessness

irritation and restlessness both are nouns.

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