Also means
urge
Usage Note
Démangeaison is the physical sensation of itching, but it is also used figuratively for an irresistible urge: avoir la démangeaison de voyager — 'to have the itch to travel'. The related verb is démanger: ça me démange means 'it's itching me' or 'I'm itching to do it'. The plural démangeaisons is more common in medical contexts.
Examples
"Cette démangeaison est insupportable."
Natural Translation
This itch is unbearable.
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