Irritability

Definitions

1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.
   countable, uncountable
2. A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways.
   countable, uncountable
3. A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“irritability of temper”

“Blue No. 1 and yellow No. 6 may also be toxic to some human cells. And as little as 1 milligram of yellow dye No. 5 may cause irritability, restlessness and sleep⟳ disturbances for sensitive children.”

“We find⟳ a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibres of plants.”

“There is growth only in plants; but there is irritability, or, a better word, instinctivity, in insects.”

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