Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: irritation
IPA transcription: [,ɪɹɪt'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration
    Meaning: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
  • Synonyms: pique, temper, irritation
    Meaning: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
Usage examples
  • FLEAS, AND IRRITATION OF SKIN.
  • But this feeling soon gave place to irritation.
  • Bertram, looking at her, was conscious of a vague irritation.
  • For some time past some of the ponies have had great irritation of the skin.
  • Bertram, still sitting stiffly erect in his chair, was not conscious of a vague irritation now.
  • With a feeling of disgust and irritation he tried to pass in at the gate without speaking or looking at Smerdyakov.
  • "Is it possible that a miserable, contemptible creature like that can worry me so much?" he wondered, with insufferable irritation.
  • I have seen animals literally worried to death by fleas, perfectly exhausted from incessant irritation, at last worn to a skeleton, and gradually extinguished by a creeping consumption.
  • Either he regretted the extent of his confidences or the slight irrational irritation that he felt at waiting for his car affected his attitude towards his companion, or Dr. Martineau's tentatives were ill-chosen.
  • A rough, ill-fitted collar at the best, they make its strain and friction past enduring, by placing it where the neck is most sensitive; and by mere continuous irritation this sensitiveness increases until the whole nature is quick and sore.