There was no irritation on his part.
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Irritation
//ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən//
Synonyms for "irritation" (136 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (40)
Related words (68)
incitementincreaseindignationinflammationinfuriationinstigationintensificationirritantitchlathering upmagnificationnuisancepainpep rallypep talkpersecutionperturbationpiqueplagueplight
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predicamentpressureprovocationrabble rousingrabble-rousingranklingresentfulnessresentmentrigorsea of troublessensitivenesssharpeningsoresore spotsorenesssouringsteaming upstimulationstimulusstirringstirring upstirring-upstressstress of lifetendernessthorntormenttrialtribulationtroubletroublesumbragevale of tearsvexationvicissitudewhipping upworking upworsening
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2 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesRelated terms
2 entriescreated by
1 entriesderived
6 entriesdistinct from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
5 entriesrelated to
42 entriesShowing 16 of 42 words.
Translations
50 translations across 23 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἀγανάκτησις noun (the act of irritating)
- ἀγανάκτησις noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- qıcıq noun (the act of irritating)
- qıcıq noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
- qıcıqlandırma noun (the act of irritating)
Bulgarian
4 entries- възбуждане noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
- дразнение noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
- раздразнение noun (the act of irritating)
- чувствителност noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
Catalan
1 entries- irritació noun (the act of irritating)
Danish
2 entries- irritation noun (the act of irritating)
- irritation noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
Esperanto
1 entries- agaco noun (the act of irritating)
Finnish
3 entries- ärsyttäminen noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
- ärsytys noun (the act of irritating)
- ärsytys noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
French
1 entries- irritation noun (the act of irritating)
Georgian
1 entries- გაღიზიანება noun (the act of irritating)
German
4 entries- Irritation noun (the act of irritating)
- Irritation noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
- Irritation noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
- Verärgerung noun (the act of irritating)
Greek
3 entries- εκνευρισμός noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
- ερεθισμός noun (the act of irritating)
- ερεθισμός noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
Irish
1 entries- corraí noun (the act of irritating)
Japanese
1 entries- 苛立ち noun (the act of irritating)
Latin
1 entries- molestia noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
Middle English
1 entries- noyaunce noun (the act of irritating)
Māori
3 entries- kūrakuraku noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
- māngeongeo noun (the act of irritating)
- māngeongeo noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- irritasjon noun (the act of irritating)
- irritasjon noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- irritasjon noun (the act of irritating)
- irritasjon noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
Polish
1 entries- irytacja noun (the act of irritating)
Romanian
2 entries- iritare noun (the act of irritating)
- iritație noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
Russian
3 entries- возбужде́ние noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
- раздраже́ние noun (the act of irritating)
- раздраже́ние noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
Spanish
1 entries- irritación noun (the act of irritating)
Turkish
4 entries- iritasyon noun (the act of irritating)
- iritasyon noun (the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation)
- iritasyon noun (oversensitiveness of part of the body)
- irkilme noun (the act of irritating)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Her mood graduated to irritation.
Source: tatoeba (309178)
Mary smiled, but her voice had some irritation in it.
Source: tatoeba (1616604)
Tom's irritation is starting to show.
Source: tatoeba (3729282)
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