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Irritation

noun

The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed. Synonyms: annoyance, botheration, vexation.

A sudden outburst of anger. Synonyms: pique, temper.

(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation.

The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland. Synonyms: excitation, innervation.

An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress. Synonyms: discomfort, soreness.

Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment. Synonyms: aggravation, provocation.

The act of troubling or annoying someone. Synonyms: annoyance, annoying, vexation.

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"Irritation" Quotes from Famous Books

... just how the Vicar would stand with the bride and bridegroom before him at the altar-rails in three weeks' time! And a vision of Laura in her veil beside Wilson's broad, strong figure gave her a queer, unhappy feeling of irritation and pain; yet somehow she wanted to indulge the pain—to press it in upon her senses by dwelling ...

— The Privet Hedge • J. E. Buckrose

... desirable to obtain a hushed quiet before beginning; but it is not so important as to preserve your own mood of holiday, and theirs. If the fates and the atmosphere of the day are against you, it is wiser to trust to the drawing power of the tale itself, and abate the irritation of didactic methods. And never break into that magic tale, once begun, with an admonition to Ethel or Tommy to stop squirming, or a rebuke to "that little girl over there who is not listening." Make ...

— How to Tell Stories to Children - And Some Stories to Tell • Sara Cone Bryant

... France, she looked silently on while Napoleon trafficked with her lands, mourning that even the memory of her former glories was fading out in foreign countries. The proud people themselves had, however, never forgotten their past; with each successive humiliation their irritation grew more extreme, and soon after Trafalgar they made an effort to organize under the crown prince against the scandalous regime of Godoy. Both parties sought French support, and the quarrel was fomented from Paris until the whole country ...

— The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte - Vol. III. (of IV.) • William Milligan Sloane

... the "man's joy" is illustrated from the experiences of Moses in conducting the children of Israel out of Egypt (Exodus xvii). His achievement savors of disrelish because of the grumbling unbelief of the people, and because of the ungracious irritation into which he has been betrayed even when taxing his God-given power to the utmost in their behalf. He must hold steadily to his majesty as a prophet or he cannot control and so serve the crowd, but he covets the man's joy of doing supreme service ...

— Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning • Robert Browning

... of his artistic life. His twelve Symphonic Poems, his Faust and Dante Symphonies, his Hungarian Rhapsodies, and many other important works, including also literary compositions, he achieved here. The irritation he had felt at the superficial meddling, and domineering criticism of his would-be Muse, the Comtesse d'Agoult, was changed to such a communion as the old Roman king Numa enjoyed with ...

— The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 • Rupert Hughes

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