Exact Match:
- irritation
- the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach"
Synonyms:
- adverse circumstances,
- adversity,
- affliction,
- aggravation,
- agitation,
- algesia,
- amplification,
- animation,
- annoyance,
- arousal,
- arousing,
- augmentation,
- blight,
- bummer,
- care,
- chafe,
- contentiousness,
- cross,
- curse,
- deepening,
- deliberate aggravation,
- deterioration,
- difficulties,
- difficulty,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- discontent,
- displeasure,
- dissatisfaction,
- downer,
- electrification,
- embittering,
- embitterment,
- enhancement,
- enlargement,
- exacerbation,
- exasperation,
- excitation,
- excitement,
- exhilaration,
- festering,
- firing,
- fomentation,
- fret,
- gall,
- galvanization,
- hard knocks,
- hard life,
- hard lot,
- hardcase,
- hardship,
- heightening,
- incitation,
- incitement,
- increase,
- inflammation,
- infuriation,
- instigation,
- intensification,
- irritant,
- lathering up,
- magnification,
- pep rally,
- pep talk,
- perturbation,
- plight,
- predicament,
- pressure,
- provocation,
- rabble-rousing,
- rankling,
- resentfulness,
- resentment,
- rigor,
- sea of troubles,
- sensitiveness,
- sharpening,
- sore,
- sore spot,
- soreness,
- souring,
- steaming up,
- stimulation,
- stimulus,
- stirring,
- stirring up,
- stirring-up,
- stress,
- stress of life,
- tenderness,
- trial,
- tribulation,
- trouble,
- troubles,
- vale of tears,
- vexation,
- vicissitude,
- whipping up,
- working up,
- worsening