Irritation vs. Annoy

Irritationnoun

The act of irritating or annoying

Irritationnoun

The state of being irritated

Irritationnoun

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; especially, 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.

Irritationnoun

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.

Irritationnoun

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.

Irritationnoun

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.

Irritationnoun

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.

Irritationnoun

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

Irritationnoun

a sudden outburst of anger;

Irritationnoun

(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation;

Irritationnoun

the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland

Irritationnoun

an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body

Irritationnoun

unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

Irritationnoun

the act of troubling or annoying someone

Irritation

Irritation, in biology and physiology, is a state of inflammation or painful reaction to allergy or cell-lining damage. A stimulus or agent which induces the state of irritation is an irritant.

Annoyverb

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

Annoyverb

(intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.

Annoyverb

(transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.

Annoynoun

A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

Annoynoun

That which causes such a feeling.

Annoyverb

To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.

Annoyverb

To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.

Annoynoun

A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy.

Annoyverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;