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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Irritation \Ir`ri*ta"tion\, n. [L. irritatio: cf. F.
     irritation.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being
        irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue
        and uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or
        passion; provocation; annoyance; anger.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one
              vast machinery for the irritation and development of
              the human intellect.                  --De Quincey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Physiol.) The act of exciting, or the condition of being
        excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of
        an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some
        external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to
        contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation
        of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a
        muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Med.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Irritation \Ir`ri*ta"tion\, n. [L. irritatio: cf. F.
     irritation.]
     1. The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being
        irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue
        and uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or
        passion; provocation; annoyance; anger.
  
              The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one
              vast machinery for the irritation and development of
              the human intellect.                  --De Quincey.
  
     2. (Physiol.) The act of exciting, or the condition of being
        excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of
        an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some
        external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to
        contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation
        of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a
        muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.
  
     3. (Med.) 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  irritation
       n 1: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn:
            annoyance, vexation, botheration]
       2: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp
          firewood" [syn: pique, temper]
       3: (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food
          produced irritation of the stomach"
       4: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or
          gland [syn: excitation, innervation]
       5: an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body [syn: discomfort,
           soreness]
       6: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [syn: aggravation,
           provocation]
       7: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance,
          annoying, vexation]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  irritation
     n.
     1 The act of irritating or annoying
     2 The state of being irritated

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  irritation
     n.
     1 The act of irritating or annoying
     2 The state of being irritated

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  irritation
     n.
     1 The act of irritating or annoying
     2 The state of being irritated

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  irritation
     n.
     1 The act of irritating or annoying
     2 The state of being irritated

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  irritation
     Ranska n.
     1 ärtymys
     2 (yhteys lääketiede k=fr) ärsytys

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  irritation
     n.
     1 uppretad stämning
     2 (tagg: text=överfört) lättare symptom

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Irritation
     Tyska n.
     (tagg medicin språk=de) irritation, retning

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  irritation
     n.
     1 uppretad stämning
     2 (tagg: text=överfört) lättare symptom

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Irritation /ˌɪriːtatsjˈoːn/ 
  bewilderment , bewilderedness , bemusement , puzzlement 
     Synonym: Verwirrung
  
   see: Er lächelte irritiert.
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Irritation /ˌɪriːtatsjˈoːn/ 
  disconcertion , disconcertment  [rare]
     Synonyms: Irritiertheit, Befremden, Befremdung
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Irritation /ˌɪriːtatsjˈoːn/ 
  irritation 
     Synonym: Reizung
  
   see: Reizungen, Fremdkörperreiz
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Irritation /ˌɪriːtatsjˈoːn/ 
  confusion 
           Note: about/over sth.
     Synonyms: Verwirrung, Unklarheit, Konfusion
  
   see: Verwirrung vermeiden
  

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Irritation /ɪʁitaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  1. замешательство, смятение
  Zustand der Verwirrung
  2. раздражение
  physische Reizung

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Irritation /ɪʁitaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  irritación
  Zustand der Verwirrung

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Irritation /ɪʁitaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  retning
  physische Reizung

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
  التهيّج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  irritation //ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən// 
  1. чувствителност
  oversensitiveness of part of the body
  2. възбуждане, дразнение
  the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation
  3. раздразнение
  the act of irritating

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
   [med] iritace

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
  podráždění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
  dráždění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
  dráždidlo

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
  dráždící věc

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
  podrážděnost

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
  Gereiztheit  [psych.]
     Synonyms: crotchetiness, crankiness
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
  Reizung , Irritation 
        "foreign-body irritation"  - Fremdkörperreiz
   see: irritations
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  irritation //ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən// 
  1. ärsyttäminen, ärsytys
  the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation
  2. ärsytys
  the act of irritating

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. क्रोध
        "He noted with some irritation that the gate had been left open ."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/
  1. izgalmi állapot
  2. ingerültség
  3. izgatás
  4. ingerlés
  5. irritálás
  6. bosszúság

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  irritation //ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən// 
  苛立ち
  the act of irritating

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  irritation /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/ 
   1.  irytacja
   2.  podrażnienie
   3.  środek drażniący

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  irritation /ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən/ 
  irritação

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  irritation /iʁitasjˈɔ̃/
  arfleu, heskin (heskinoù /ɛskinˈu/)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (brûlure) irritation /iʁitasjˈɔ̃/
  losk, tanijenn (tanijennoù /taniʒɛnˈu/)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  irritation /i.ʁi.ta.sjɔ̃/ 
  раздразнение 2.
  Colère
   3.
  Inflammation douloureuse
   4.
  État d’une personne irritée

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  irritation /i.ʁi.ta.sjɔ̃/ 
  Hautausschlag
  Inflammation douloureuse

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  irritation /i.ʁi.ta.sjɔ̃/ 
  irritazione
  État d’une personne irritée

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  irritation /i.ʁi.ta.sjɔ̃/ 
  1. irritación 2.
  Colère
   3.
  État d’une personne irritée
  2. irritación, sarpullido
  Inflammation douloureuse

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  irritation /i.ʁi.ta.sjɔ̃/ 
  förbittring, retning

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  irritation /ˌɪriːtasxˈuːn/ 
  1. Irritation
  lättare symptom
  2. Gereiztheit
  uppretad stämning

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ʔɪɾɾitɑˈtsĭoːn/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/iʁitasjɔ̃/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/ɪrɪtaɧ'uːn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  100 Moby Thesaurus words for "irritation":
     adverse circumstances, adversity, affliction, aggravation,
     agitation, algesia, amplification, animation, annoyance, arousal,
     arousing, augmentation, blight, bummer, care, chafe,
     contentiousness, cross, curse, deepening, deliberate aggravation,
     deterioration, difficulties, difficulty, disapprobation,
     disapproval, discontent, displeasure, dissatisfaction, downer,
     electrification, embittering, embitterment, enhancement,
     enlargement, exacerbation, exasperation, excitation, excitement,
     exhilaration, festering, firing, fomentation, fret, gall,
     galvanization, hard knocks, hard life, hard lot, hardcase,
     hardship, heightening, incitation, incitement, increase,
     inflammation, infuriation, instigation, intensification, irritant,
     lathering up, magnification, pep rally, pep talk, perturbation,
     plight, predicament, pressure, provocation, rabble-rousing,
     rankling, resentfulness, resentment, rigor, sea of troubles,
     sensitiveness, sharpening, sore, sore spot, soreness, souring,
     steaming up, stimulation, stimulus, stirring, stirring up,
     stirring-up, stress, stress of life, tenderness, trial,
     tribulation, trouble, troubles, vale of tears, vexation,
     vicissitude, whipping up, working up, worsening
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 刺激,烦恼,刺激物;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 刺激,烦恼,刺激物

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