irritation
nounEtymology
Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from Latin irrītātiō, from irrītāre (“to excite”). By surface analysis, irritate + -ion.
- borrowed from irritation
Definitions
The act of irritating or annoying.
- What irritation causes you to be so moody?
The state of being irritated.
- Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.
- CNN spoke recently with several Conyers residents who said they still have blurry vision, shortness of breath, throat irritation or chronic headaches since the chemical plant fire.
A thing or person that annoys.
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A state of inflammation or of painful reaction to cell or tissue damage.
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.
- Hip pain is a common complaint in children and may indicate a very mild irritation in the hip joint or may be the symptom of a very severe abnormality
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at irritation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at irritation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at irritation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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