irritation
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irritation, from , from irrītāre, present active infinitive of irrītō ("I excite").

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən/
Noun

irritation

  1. The act of irritating or annoying
    What irritation causes you to be so moody?
  2. The state of being irritated
  3. A things or person that annoys
    Synonyms: pain in the neck
  4. (physiology) a state of inflammation or painful reaction to allergy or cell-lining damage.
  5. 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.
    • 1975, Richard I. Feinbloom, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Child Health Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide for Parents:
      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
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