urtication
- noun
- /ˌɜr.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Specialized
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urticación
- After touching the plant, I felt a sharp urtication on my arm.
Examples
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The doctor described her symptoms as classic urtication following a nettle sting.
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Exposure to the plant resulted in an intense urtication that lasted for several hours.
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Some people experience urtication after contact with certain chemicals or plants.
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The urtication from the nettle leaves was unbearable.
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After touching the stinging nettle, I experienced painful urtication on my skin.
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Her skin developed a red rash and urtication after contact with the irritating plant.
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He complained of severe urtication that felt like tiny needles prickling his arm.
Synonyms
41
1.0
An uncomfortable, tickling feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch
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2.0
An unpleasant feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch
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2.3
An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch
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5.6
A tingling, slightly stinging feeling on the skin like many small pins
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9.9
A strong itchy feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch
Antonyms
How Stinging
Surface Forms
Morphology
urtication = urticate (semi-transparent) = urtic + ation
Formed regularly from the verb 'urticate' + '-ation', so the basic idea of a stinging sensation follows the morphological pattern, but the root 'urtic-' is technical/rare and may be unfamiliar to average learners.
Etymology
Urtication comes from the Latin urtica 'nettle' and from urere 'to burn', because a nettle's touch can feel like a small burn. So urtication means a stinging or prickling feeling on the skin, like a nettle sting.