irritation
1irritation — [ iritasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • v. 1400; lat. irritatio 1 ♦ État d une personne irritée. ⇒ agacement, colère, énervement, exaspération. Être au comble de l irritation. Une colère sourde « couvait en lui, et une irritation incessante » (Maupassant). 2 ♦… …
2Irritation — or exacerbation, in biology and physiology, is a state of inflammation or painful reaction to allergy or cell lining damage. A stimulus or agent which induces the state of irritation is an irritant. Irritants are typically thought of as chemical… …
3Irritation — 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… …
4irritation — Irritation. s. f. v. Action de ce qui irrite les humeurs & les membranes. Ce remede purge par irritation. Il signifie aussi L estat des humeurs irritées, Les humeurs sont dans une grande irritation. il ne faut point purger pendant l irritation… …
5irritation — (n.) early 15c., in reference to sores and morbid swelling, from M.Fr. irritation or directly from L. irritationem (nom. irritatio) incitement, irritation, noun of action from pp. stem of irritare (see IRRITATE (Cf. irritate)) …
6irritation — Irritation, Irritatio. Irritation de deux ou plusieurs à l encontre les uns des autres, Commissio …
7Irritation — (v. lat.), 1) Reizung, vgl. Erethismus; 2) die Aufhebung einer in Folge eines gethanen Gelübdes zu erfüllenden Verbindlichkeit durch den, welchem der Gelobende für seine Person unterworfen ist, od. zu dem er, rücksichtlich des gelobten… …
8irritation — index aggravation (annoyance), dissatisfaction, instigation, molestation, nuisance, provocation, umbrage …
9irritation — [ir΄i tā′shən] n. [L irritatio] 1. the act or process of irritating 2. the fact or condition of being irritated 3. something that irritates 4. Med. an excessive response to stimulation in an organ or part, specif. a condition of soreness or… …
10irritation — noun 1 feeling/cause of being irritated ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable (esp. BrE), great, intense, major, some (esp. BrE) ▪ ‘I m not American, I m Canadian,’ he replied with some irritation. ▪ …
