irritation

/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
noun 5

Collocations

22
1

(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.

2

(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.

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