Itch

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ɪt͡ʃ

Definitions

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
A constant teasing desire or want.

Equivalents

Españolcomecome comezón picarpicazón picor prurito rasquiña

Françaisdémangeaison démanger gratterpicoter prurit

Deutschin den Fingerspitzen jucken jucken JuckreizKitzeln Kratzen

45 more languages

العربيةأحك الحكّة حكةهراش

Azərbaycan diliqaşınmaq

Българскисърбеж

བོད་སྐད།ཟ་ཕྲུག་ལང

Bosanskiklada Kutina svrabsvrbež свраб сврбеж

Catalàpicar

Češtinasvědění svědět svrbět

Cymraegcosi cosiad ysfa

Ελληνικάκνησμός λαχτάρα λαχταρώφαγούρα φαγουρίζω

Esperantojuki juko

فارسیخاراندن خارش

Suomihalu hinku kutinakutista kutitus kutkuttaa kutkutus palaa halusta syyhelmä syyhy syyhytä

Galegocomechón fogaxe formigoproer proício proído

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻimaneʻo

Hrvatskiklada Kutina svrabsvrbež свраб сврбеж

Magyarviszket viszketés

Հայերենքոր քոր գալ

Íslenskakláði

Italianoavere una voglia matta di morire dalla voglia di prudereprurito voglia matta

日本語かゆみちくちく渇望渇望する痒い痒み痒みを生じる

ქართულიმუნი

ភាសាខ្មែររមាស

한국어疥 가려움증 가렵다갈망 갈망하다 근질거리다

Kurdîcoşî halû

Latinaprurigo prurio pruritusscabies scabritia

Malagasyhidihidy

Te Reo Māorihakihaki mangeo

Македонскијадеж

मराठीखाज

မြန်မာယာ

Nederlandsjeuk jeuken kriebelen

Polskiswędzenie swędzieć świądświerzbić świerzbienie

Portuguêscocar coceira comichãocomichar desejar pruir prurido prurir querer

Românădorință mancă mâncărime

Русскийгоре́ть жела́нием жажда жаждатьзуд зуде́ние зудеть рваться рвение свербёж свербе́ние свербеть чесаться

සිංහලහොරි

Српскиklada Kutina svrabsvrbež свраб сврбеж

Svenskaklåda klia

தமிழ்அரி அரிப்பு தினவுநமைச்சல்

తెలుగుదురద

ไทยความคัน ความต้องการ ความอยากคัน

Tagalogkati

Türkçekaşınma kaşınmak kaşıntı

Українськасвербіж свербіти свербля́чкачу́хатися

Tiếng Việtngựa

Examples

“... it left, however, a bee at his ear and an itch to transfer ⟳ the buzzer's attentions and tease his darling; for she had betrayed herself as right good game.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

itch mite Itched Itchen Itchen Abbas Itchen Stoke Itchen Stoke and Ovington

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