irritability

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for irritability

irritability 🔊 /ɪɹɪtʌbɪˈlʌti/

irritability : උත්කෝප්‍යතාව

irritability : උද්දීප්‍යතාව

irritability : උත්කුප්‍යතාව

irritability : සුඛෝත්තාපනීයතාව

irritability : උද්දීපතය

irritability : උත්කූප්‍යතාව

irritability definition

Noun.

  1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.
  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, -- as that quality in plants by which they exhibit motion under suitable stimulation; Especially., the property which living muscle processes, of responding either to a direct stimulus of its substance, or to the stimulating influence of its nerve fibers, the response being indicated by a change of form, or contraction; contractility.
  3. A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3.