Irritation

  • 31irritation — /ɪrəˈteɪʃən/ (say iruh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of irritating. 2. the state of being irritated. 3. Pathology, Physiology a. the bringing of a bodily part or organ to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition. b. the condition itself. {Latin… …

  • 32irritation — irritate ► VERB 1) make annoyed or angry. 2) cause inflammation in (a part of the body). DERIVATIVES irritating adjective irritation noun. ORIGIN Latin irritare …

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  • 33irritation — noun 1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑annoyance, ↑vexation, ↑botheration • Derivationally related forms: ↑bother (for: ↑botheration), ↑ …

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  • 34irritation — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the act of irritating b. something that irritates c. the state of being irritated 2. a condition of irritability, soreness, roughness, or inflammation of a bodily part …

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  • 35irritation — 1. Extreme incipient inflammatory reaction of the tissues to an injury. 2. The normal response of nerve or muscle to a stimulus. 3. The evocation of a normal or exaggerated reaction in the tissues by the applicati …

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  • 36irritation — Synonyms and related words: adverse circumstances, adversity, affliction, aggravation, agitation, algesia, amplification, animation, annoyance, arousal, arousing, augmentation, blight, bummer, care, chafe, contentiousness, cross, curse, deepening …

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  • 37Irritation — Ir·ri·ta·ti·on [ tsi̯oːn] die; , en; geschr; das Verwirrtsein (durch äußere Umstände, Reize o.Ä.) …

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  • 38irritation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Sensitivity] Syn. soreness, susceptibility, tenderness, inflammation, excitability, rawness, tenseness, irritability, oversensitiveness, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, extreme sensibility, susceptibleness; see also… …

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  • 39Irritation — Ir|ri|ta|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 1. Reiz, Reizung, Erregung 2. Verwirrung, Beunruhigung; Irritationen stiften [Etym.: <lat. irritatio »Erregung, Reizung] …

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  • 40Irritation — 1. Begriff: Gefühl der Verunsicherung und Störung, welches durch die ⇡ Werbung ausgelöst werden kann. Dieses Gefühl führt bei wiederholten Kontakten mit der irritierenden Werbung zu einer Abwehrhaltung beim Rezipienten, was die Akzeptanz und… …

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