Synonyms: annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation
Definition: the act of troubling or annoying someone
Similar words: mistreatment
Definition: the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
Usage: he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother
Synonyms: aggravation, provocation, irritation
Definition: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
Similar words: aggression
Definition: deliberately unfriendly behavior
Synonyms: soreness, irritation, discomfort
Definition: an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
Synonyms: irritation, temper, pique
Definition: a sudden outburst of anger
Usage: his temper sparked like damp firewood
Synonyms: excitation, innervation, irritation
Definition: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
Similar words: arousal
Definition: a state of heightened physiological activity
Synonyms: annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation
Definition: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Similar words: mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state
Definition: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
Usage: a manic state
Synonyms: irritation
Definition: (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
Usage: any food produced irritation of the stomach
Similar words: abnormalcy, abnormality
Definition: an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
Similar words: sensitisation, sensitization
Definition: the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)