Found 3 items, similar to Irritation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: irritation gangguan, kegatalan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: irritation irritation n 1: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: annoyance, vexation, botheration] 2: a sudden outburst of anger; “his temper sparked like damp firewood” [syn: pique, temper] 3: (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; “any food produced irritation of the stomach” 4: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland [syn: excitation, innervation] 5: an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body [syn: discomfort, soreness] 6: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [syn: aggravation, provocation] 7: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance, annoying, vexation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Irritation Irritation \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 passion; provocation; annoyance; anger. [1913 Webster] The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one vast machinery for the irritation and development of the human intellect. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action. [1913 Webster]