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Itch: Definition, Types, and Usage Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：itchy sensation (Itch)

Itch 🔊

/ɪtʃ/

n./v.

An uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch it.

Itch: a close-up of mosquito bite on arm ready to scratch

itchy sensation 🔊

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/ˈɪtʃi sɛnˈseɪʃən/

n./v.

An irritating feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch it.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Root from Old English 'giccan' (to itch), related to Latin 'titillare' (tickle).

💡 Mnemonic

When you have an 'itch', you feel the urge to 'itch' it—same word, different parts of speech.

📖 Example

The mosquito bite on my arm is starting to itch, so I need to put on some cream. 🔊 The mosquito bite on my arm is starting to itch, so I need to put on some cream.

🔗 Collocations

scratch an itch – to rub the skin to relieve an annoying sensation

feel an itch – to experience a tickling or irritating sensation

relieve an itch – to stop the urge to scratch by applying cream or scratching

🔄 Synonyms

tickle (n.) – A light, irritating sensation on the skin often causing laughter or twitching

tingle (n.) – A slight prickling or stinging feeling

🚫 Antonyms

numbness (n.) – Lack of physical sensation in a part of the body

🌱 Derivatives

itchy (adj.) – affected with or causing an itching sensation

itching (n.) – the act or sensation of having an itch

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'itch' descends from Proto-Germanic *jukkjaną, with cognates like German 'jucken' and Dutch 'jeuken'. It has been used in English since Old English times, originally as a verb, later also as a noun.

Meaning 2：strong desire (Itch)

Itch 🔊

/ɪtʃ/

n./v.

A strong, restless feeling that you want to do something or have something.

Itch: a person longing to play piano with twitching fingers

strong desire 🔊

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/strɔːŋ dɪˈzaɪər/

n./v.

A persistent, restless longing to do something or have something.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：中级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

I have an itch to learn how to play the piano after watching that beautiful performance. 🔊 I have an itch to learn how to play the piano after watching that beautiful performance.

🔗 Collocations

have an itch to travel – to feel a strong urge to go to different places

an itch for adventure – a craving for exciting and risky experiences

scratch the itch of curiosity – to satisfy a deep desire to learn or explore

🔄 Synonyms

urge (n.) – a strong desire or impulse

longing (n.) – a deep, persistent desire for something

yearning (n.) – an intense and emotional longing

🚫 Antonyms

apathy (n.) – lack of interest or enthusiasm

indifference (n.) – absence of feeling or concern

🌱 Derivatives

itch (v.) – to have a strong desire to do something (e.g., I'm itching to go)