Synonyms for irritation
noun
Sensitivity
soreness, susceptibility, tenderness, inflammation, excitability, rawness, tenseness, irritability, oversensitiveness, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, extreme sensibility, susceptibleness; see also sensitivity 2.
A disturbed mental state
vexation, exasperation, upset, provocation; see anger, annoyance 1, stress 3.
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noun
The act of annoying:
annoyance, botheration, bothering, exasperation, harassment, pestering, provocation, vexation. See feelings, painThe feeling of being annoyed:
aggravation, annoyance, bother, botheration, exasperation, vexation. See feelings, painSomething that annoys:
aggravation, annoyance, besetment, bother, irritant, nuisance, peeve, plague, torment, vexation. See feelings, painAn instance of being irritated, as in a part of the body:
inflammation, soreness. See help
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