irritation

irritation
noun
1 feeling/cause of being irritated
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable (esp. BrE), great, intense, major, some (esp. BrE)
▪

‘I'm not American, I'm Canadian,’ he replied with some irritation.

▪ mild, minor, slight
▪

the minor irritation of having to wait

▪ constant
VERB + IRRITATION
▪ feel
▪

He felt slight irritation at being kept waiting.

▪ express, show
▪

He showed no irritation at the delay.

▪ conceal, hide, suppress
▪

She made no attempt to conceal her irritation.

▪

He was unable to hide his irritation any longer.

▪ cause
▪

Such delays can cause considerable irritation.

IRRITATION + VERB
▪ grow
▪

She felt irritation growing in her.

▪ show
▪

She didn't let her irritation show.

PREPOSITION
▪ in irritation
▪

Gary shook his head in irritation.

▪ to your irritation
▪

I found to my great irritation that I'd forgotten the movie.

▪ with irritation
▪

‘Of course not’ she said with some irritation.

▪ irritation at
▪

our irritation at the delay

▪ irritation to
▪

This is a major irritation to commuters.

▪ irritation with
▪

her irritation with people who were slow

PHRASES
▪ a sense of irritation
▪ a source of irritation
▪

Traffic noise is a source of constant irritation.

2 slight pain in part of the body
ADJECTIVE
▪ intense, severe
▪ mild
▪ eye, skin
▪

a new cream to treat skin irritation

VERB + IRRITATION
▪ cause, lead to
▪

The infection can cause intense irritation of the throat.

▪ experience, get
▪

Stop using the cream if you get any irritation.

▪ prevent

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