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
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
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
An irritation is something that keeps annoying you. Don't allow a minor irritation in the workplace to mar your ambitions = annoyance
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
Irritation is a feeling of annoyance, especially when something is happening that you cannot easily stop or control. He tried not to let his irritation show as he blinked in the glare of the television lights. = annoyance
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