Itched

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have an uncomfortable sensation on the skin that compels scratching
2. To experience an irritating feeling on the skin prompting a physical response
3. To suffer from an urge to scratch due to irritation or discomfort on a surface area of the body

Etymology: The past tense "itched" is the simple past of "itch", and the verb it comes from reaches back to Old English "ġiċċan", which carried the same sense of a prickling, scratch-inducing irritation. Its ancestor in Proto-West Germanic was "*jukkjan", and the root behind that is of unknown origin, so the word's deeper past is genuinely obscure. The verb has relatives across the North Sea and beyond: Dutch "jeuken", German "jucken", West Frisian "jûkje", Low German "jocken", and Scots "yeuk". Some of these share the same sound pattern and the same sense, which points to a common inheritance from Germanic rather than any borrowing between them.

Synonyms: scratched, tingled

Antonyms: soothed, calmed