irritation
Collocations
22(noun.) feeling/cause of being irritated
ADJ
considerable, great, intense, major, serious, some | growing, increasing
mild, minor, slight
She felt only a slight irritation when her coworker interrupted her during the meeting.
constant
VERB + IRRITATION
feel
She felt growing irritation as her colleague interrupted her for the third time that morning.
express, show
She expressed her irritation when the bus arrived twenty minutes late again.
conceal, hide, suppress
He tried to suppress his irritation when his colleague arrived late for the third time that week.
cause
Loud noise from the construction site caused serious irritation for the neighbors living nearby.
IRRITATION + VERB
grow, rise
His irritation grew as the meeting continued without any real progress.
show
His irritation showed when he had to wait an hour for his appointment.
PREP
in ~
She sighed in irritation when her computer crashed for the third time that morning.
to your ~
Much to my irritation, the bus was late again this morning.
with ~
She replied with irritation when he asked the same question for the third time.
~ at
The teacher felt irritation at the constant interruptions during the lesson.
~ to
The constant noise from the construction site next door was a real irritation to the neighbors.
~ with
He couldn't hide his irritation with the slow internet connection during the video call.
PHRASES
a feeling/sense of irritation, a source of irritation
His constant complaints about the weather were a source of irritation for everyone at work.
(noun.) slight pain in part of the body
ADJ
intense, severe | mild
eye, skin
The chlorine in the pool caused painful eye irritation that lasted for hours.
VERB + IRRITATION
cause, lead to
Constant noise from the traffic outside led to growing irritation among the residents.
experience, get, suffer
Some people experience skin irritation when they wear wool sweaters for the first time.