What is another word for irritation?
724 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˌɪɹɪtˈe͡ɪʃən], [ ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən], [ ˌɪ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]
Irritation refers to a feeling of annoyance or frustration that is caused by something or someone that bothers you. There are several synonyms for irritations, including annoyance, vexation, displeasure, frustration, exasperation, and aggravation. These words are commonly used to express irritation in different contexts and settings. Annoyance refers to a mild irritation that is caused by someone or something that is slightly bothersome. Vexation refers to a feeling of annoyance that is more intense than annoyance. Displeasure refers to a feeling of dissatisfaction or unhappiness that is caused by something that is not satisfactory. Frustration refers to a feeling of discouragement or disappointment that is caused by an obstacle or failure. Exasperation refers to a feeling of extreme annoyance or anger that is caused by something or someone that is frustrating. Aggravation refers to a feeling of irritation or annoyance that is caused by something that is stressful or unpleasant.
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Similar words for irritation:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- a disturbed mental state (noun)
- aggravation (noun)
- anger (noun)
- annoying (noun)
- bad experience (noun)
- bother (noun)
- chagrin (noun)
- difficulty (noun)
- discontentment (noun)
- displeasure (noun)
- dissatisfaction (noun)
- distress (noun)
- dudgeon (noun)
- excitation (noun)
- friction (noun)
- frustration (noun)
- goad (noun)
- harassment (noun)
- innervation (noun)
- irascibility (noun)
- irritation (noun)
- itch (noun)
- nerves (noun)
- nuisance (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- pain (noun)
- painfulness (noun)
- pest (noun)
- rage (noun)
- resentment (noun)
- shame (noun)
- state (noun)
- susceptibility (noun)
- temper (noun)
- torment (noun)
- trial (noun)
- trouble (noun)
- umbrage (noun)
- unrest (noun)
- wrath (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- hoarseness
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Irritation:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
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- help.
- discomposure,
- ire,
- virulence,
- enragement,
- disturbance,
- exacerbation,
- arousal,
- scorn,
- petulance,
- perturbation.
- dis approbation,
- hissy fits,
- blow ups,
- ranklings,
- ill humors,
- dis-approbations,
- dis temper,
- dis-tempers,
- out rage,
- out-rages,
- infuriations,
- out-rage,
- dis tempers,
- cat fits,
- ill tempers,
- out rages,
- dis-approbation,
- dis-temper,
- dis approbations,
- slow burns.
- dis quiet,
- illhumors,
- up-set,
- dis-quiet,
- fretfulnesses,
- dis-may,
- dis-quiets,
- up-sets,
- dis may,
- dis quiets,
- up sets,
- dis-composures,
- dis composure,
- illhumor,
- dis composures,
- dis-mays,
- dis mays,
- dis-composure,
- ill-humors.
- angst,
- unhappiness,
- boredom,
- gloominess,
- non-satisfaction,
- joylessness,
- anxiety,
- ennui,
- wretchedness,
- despondence,
- inquietude,
- uneasiness,
- disquiet,
- cheerlessness,
- disgruntlement.
- dis favor,
- dis-relishes,
- dis-favor,
- dis inclinations,
- dis-relish,
- dis-inclination,
- dis-inclinations,
- in-dispositions,
- dis-approval,
- dis-favors,
- dis-taste,
- dis-liking,
- in dispositions,
- dis-approvals,
- dis liking,
- in disposition,
- dis approvals,
- incensements,
- in-disposition,
- dis-pleasure,
- dis pleasures,
- dis-likings,
- dis likings,
- dis-tastes,
- dis-pleasures,
- dis approval,
- dis contentment,
- dis inclination,
- dis relish,
- dislikings,
- dis relishes,
- dis tastes,
- dis favors,
- dis taste,
- dis pleasure,
- dis-contentments,
- dis contentments,
- dis-contentment.
- de-solation,
- de-solations,
- un-easinesses,
- dis comfort,
- dis comforts,
- dis-comfort,
- dis satisfactions,
- dis satisfaction,
- querulousnesses,
- un-easiness,
- de solation,
- dis-satisfaction,
- dis-comforts,
- dis-satisfactions,
- de solations,
- un easiness,
- malcontentments.
- dis quietude,
- dis quietudes,
- unconsolabilities,
- dis tress,
- dis tresses,
- dis-quietude,
- dis-appointments,
- dis-appointment,
- un happinesses,
- un-happinesses,
- dis appointment,
- dis-tress,
- dis-quietudes,
- dis-tresses,
- dis appointments,
- un-happiness,
- un happiness.
- de feats,
- non-fulfillments,
- blockings,
- de feat,
- old onetwo,
- old one twos,
- non fulfillment,
- de-feats,
- non-fulfillment,
- non success,
- non-successes,
- nonfulfillments,
- curbings,
- nonsuccesses,
- old one two,
- un-fulfillments,
- un fulfillment,
- foilings,
- un-fulfillment,
- de-feat,
- unfulfillments,
- un fulfillments,
- old onetwos,
- old one-twos,
- non successes,
- non fulfillments.
- be devilments,
- be devilment,
- vexings,
- bedevilments,
- be-devilment,
- provokings,
- irkings,
- be-devilments.
- embitterment,
- excruciation,
- botheration,
- tartness,
- prickling,
- frustration,
- torment,
- displeasure,
- impulsion,
- sense of injury,
- cat fit,
- crushings,
- hissy fit,
- sourness,
- hatefulness,
- pugnacity,
- ill temper,
- tribulation,
- flare up,
- malcontentment,
- worry,
- Besetment,
- vexation,
- huffiness,
- nerves,
- bedevilment,
- anger,
- hard time,
- wrath,
- umbrage,
- miff,
- pother,
- itch,
- unrest,
- rage,
- friction,
- non-success,
- stew,
- tetchiness,
- pestering,
- molestation,
- irateness,
- boiling point,
- unconsolability,
- calvary,
- inflammation,
- pain,
- hatred,
- worriment,
- irascibleness,
- shame,
- tizzy,
- Mads,
- low boiling point,
- goad,
- Rawness,
- bad experience,
- psoriasis,
- lamentation,
- gall,
- trial,
- surliness,
- distress,
- violence,
- to do,
- visitation,
- malcontents,
- grouchiness,
- itchiness,
- sores,
- burnings,
- ill humor,
- fretfulness,
- hard times,
- nuisance,
- exasperation,
- impulsions,
- cross to bear,
- chagrin,
- short fuse,
- slow burn,
- motivations,
- dissatisfaction,
- up set,
- hotheadedness,
- trying time,
- irritability,
- Bothering,
- excitability,
- harassment,
- irascibility,
- difficulty,
- bad humor,
- nonsuccess,
- resentment,
- unfulfillment,
- severe test,
- cantankerousness,
- querulousness,
- crossness,
- temper,
- touchiness,
- ill-humor,
- Incensement,
- short-fuse,
- naggings,
- aggravation,
- molestations,
- pest,
- trouble,
- high dudgeon,
- flurry,
- old one-two,
- Nonfulfillment,
- bother,
- TODO,
- infuriation.
- bite,
- sore,
- burn,
- pang,
- torture,
- injury,
- wrench,
- infliction,
- suffering,
- painfulness,
- gripe,
- Back Ache,
- earache,
- stitch,
- bruise,
- hurt,
- spasm,
- smarting,
- headache,
- ache,
- rack,
- crick,
- Migraine,
- cramp,
- agony,
- sting,
- wound,
- misery,
- grief,
- affliction,
- malaise,
- stab,
- chafing,
- throb,
- anguish,
- throe.
- acuteness,
- grievousness,
- cruelty,
- uncomfortableness,
- irksomeness,
- woefulness,
- arduousness,
- severity,
- hurtfulness,
- odiousness,
- unpleasantness,
- annoyingness,
- oppressiveness,
- distressfulness,
- offensiveness.
- bile,
- spite,
- indignation,
- rancor,
- bitterness,
- antagonism,
- sullenness,
- acerbity,
- offense,
- discontent,
- envy,
- hard feelings.
- self-reproof,
- Pudency,
- self-disgust,
- loss of face,
- bad conscience,
- skeleton in cupboard,
- skeleton in the cupboard,
- shamefacedness,
- stupefaction.
- cantankerousnesses,
- hotheadednesses,
- touchinesses,
- excitabilities,
- crossnesses,
- grouchinesses,
- bad humors,
- surlinesses,
- sournesses,
- huffinesses.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- asperity,
- acrimony,
- menace,
- desperation,
- conniption,
- pinprick,
- backlash,
- balm,
- tingle,
- outrage,
- hysterics,
- ill feeling,
- self-reproach,
- joke,
- twinge,
- snit,
- neuralgia,
- grudge,
- apoplexy,
- bad blood,
- EINA,
- aggression,
- prickle,
- venom,
- grievance.
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- heat.
- frog.
- bind,
- enrage,
- fit,
- deterioration,
- aggro,
- caustic,
- Acharnement,
- abrasion,
- concern,
- acrid,
- encourage,
- rigor,
- tantrums,
- enlargement,
- algesia,
- provoke,
- enmity,
- responsibility,
- incitement,
- warmth,
- festering,
- embittering,
- provocative,
- tenderness,
- curse,
- malice,
- rigour,
- exasperate,
- bummer,
- fervour,
- inflammatory,
- care,
- tingling,
- amplification,
- stimulation,
- harsh,
- mortification,
- maddening,
- casus belli,
- impel,
- hot,
- fervor,
- whet,
- vale of tears,
- drastic,
- tickling,
- pet,
- Hectoring,
- ferment,
- harass,
- troubles,
- chafe,
- adversity,
- sensationalism,
- yellow journalism,
- accelerate,
- oversensitivity,
- sensitiveness,
- Ebullition,
- incitation,
- hard knocks,
- thrill,
- persecution,
- corrosive,
- irritative,
- Sharpening,
- irritable,
- pungent,
- susceptibleness,
- stimulate,
- adrenocorticotrophic,
- snappishness,
- hypersensitivity,
- hardship,
- fomentation,
- inspire,
- steaming up,
- offend,
- tormenter,
- agitate,
- contentiousness,
- biliousness,
- susceptibility,
- interest,
- disturb,
- dander,
- quicken,
- blight,
- scourge,
- agonize,
- bore,
- animosity,
- fret,
- Harassing,
- infuriating,
- deepening,
- exciting,
- pep talk,
- stimulus,
- stringent,
- invite,
- infection,
- aggravator,
- bugbear,
- hardcase,
- cross,
- taking,
- toughness,
- tickle,
- heightening,
- bitch,
- foment,
- Rankling,
- virulent,
- tiff,
- agitation,
- oversensitiveness,
- choler,
- increase,
- enliven,
- vexing,
- activate,
- defy,
- poignant,
- repression,
- grate on,
- electrification,
- irritations,
- inconvenience,
- get,
- heckler,
- hard life,
- humor,
- sharpen,
- passion,
- worsening,
- rousing,
- magnification,
- disapprobation,
- mood,
- hate,
- instigation,
- virulency,
- effort,
- aggravate,
- rancour,
- redness,
- pucker,
- racy,
- in a stew,
- antipathy,
- enhancement,
- jazz up,
- excitement,
- firing,
- Arousing,
- jealousy,
- pressure,
- souring,
- peppery,
- bedevil,
- downer,
- nag,
- thorn in side,
- incite,
- esclandre,
- hassle,
- irritate,
- instigate,
- animation,
- open sore,
- exhilaration,
- humour,
- Harrying,
- vex,
- plight,
- pep rally,
- commotion,
- galling,
- impatience,
- stimulating,
- discontentment,
- intensification,
- disapproval,
- badgering,
- excite,
- incendiary,
- resentfulness,
- augmentation,
- problem,
- Difficulties,
- dismay,
- mordant,
- hasten,
- burden,
- stimulative,
- bate,
- arouse,
- affair,
- irritating,
- piquant,
- predicament,
- ordeal,
- infuriate,
- sore spot,
- excitatory,
- galvanization,
- exhilarating,
- pain in thearse,
- adverse circumstances,
- nudnik,
- bane,
- thorn,
- business,
- rabble-rousing,
- bullying,
- fume,
- annoy,
- penetrating,
- hostility,
- double-edged,
- Escharotic,
- stirring,
- fury,
- swelling.
How to use "Irritation" in context?
Irritation is a feeling of annoyance or anger. It can be caused by a variety of things, from irritating our own feelings to irritating someone else. It can range in intensity, from a mild annoyance to a full-blown rage. Irritation can make us feel frustrated, lonely, and even stressed. It can feel like a continuous cycle of negative thoughts and feelings.
There are many things that can irritate us. We can get irritated by others, by things we have to do, by stressful situations, or by our own feelings. Irritation can be triggered by anything that we see, hear, or feel.
Paraphrases for Irritation:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
annoyance.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
exasperation.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
confusion, irritating, nuisance, stimulation, trouble.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
anger, frustration, inconvenience, indignation, irritant, outrage, rash.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Irritation:
n.
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state
abnormalcy, sensitisation, sensitization, abnormality.
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