Irritation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: 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. 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. 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.
Example sentence: I don't have pet peeves; I have whole kennels of irritation.
Pique
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.To pride or value; – used reflexively.To cause annoyance or irritation.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation.A remark, usually witty, made in a social situation and intended to slight someone else.A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, – used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.The jigger.Keenly felt desire; a longing.In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.