irritation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Types & categories
- psychological state hypernym
- bummer hyponym
- huff hyponym
- pinprick hyponym
- impatience hyponym
- snit hyponym
Related & opposite
- devil derivation
- bother derivation
- inconvenience derivation
Sense 2 noun
a sudden outburst of anger
his temper sparked like damp firewood
Types & categories
- vexation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
any food produced irritation of the stomach
Types & categories
- abnormality hypernym
- sensitization hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
Types & categories
- arousal hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
Types & categories
- hurt hypernym
Related & opposite
- irritate derivation
- mad derivation
- afflictive derivation
Sense 6 noun
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
Types & categories
- aggression hypernym
- aggro hyponym
- last straw hyponym
- taunt hyponym
Related & opposite
- devil derivation
- hassle derivation
- exasperate derivation
Sense 7 noun
the act of troubling or annoying someone
Types & categories
- mistreatment hypernym
- exasperation hyponym
- red flag hyponym
Related & opposite
- devil derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | devil |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bother |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inconvenience |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | psychological state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bummer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | huff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinprick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | impatience |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chasten |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | devil |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pique |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | vexation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | irritate |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | pathology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | abnormality |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | sensitization |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | irritate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | excite |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | arousal |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | irritate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mad |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | afflictive |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | hurt |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | devil |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hassle |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | exasperate |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | aggression |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | aggro |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | last straw |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | taunt |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | devil |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | mistreatment |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | exasperation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | red flag |