irritation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- annoyance, anger, displeasure, exasperation, indignation, resentment, testiness, vexation
- nuisance, drag (informal), irritant, pain in the neck (informal), thorn in one's flesh

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English Thesaurus: anger, annoyance, irritation, frustration, exasperation, ...

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ir‧ri‧ta‧tion /ˌɪrəˈteɪʃən, ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/ noun

1. [uncountable] the feeling of being annoyed about something, especially something that happens repeatedly or for a long time:
The heavy traffic is a constant source of irritation.
irritation at/with
The doctor’s irritation at being interrupted showed.

2. [countable] something that makes you annoyed:
The children are just an irritation for him when he’s trying to work.

3. [countable, uncountable] a painful sore feeling on a part of your body:
The astringent can cause irritation to sensitive skin.
a throat irritation

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irritation
noun
I. feeling/cause of being irritated
ADJ. considerable, great, intense, major, serious, some | growing, increasing | mild, minor, slight the minor irritation of having to queue
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.
cause Such delays can cause considerable irritation.
IRRITATION + VERB grow, rise She felt irritation rising in her.
show She didn't let her irritation show.
PREP. in ~ Gary shook his head in irritation.
to your ~ I found to my great irritation that I'd forgotten the film.
with ~ ‘Of course not’ she said with some irritation.
~ at our irritation at the delay
~ to This is a major irritation to travellers.
~ with her irritation with people who were slow
PHRASES a feeling/sense of irritation, a source of irritation Traffic noise is a source of constant irritation.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

irritation
II. slight pain in part of the body
ADJ. 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, suffer Stop using the cream if you get any irritation.

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anger a strong emotion that you feel because someone has behaved badly or because a situation seems bad or unfair:
Andrea still feels a lot of anger towards her mom, who left when she was a little girl.
I’ve said some things in anger that have almost cost me my marriage.
annoyance slight anger or impatience:
He expressed annoyance at the way his comments had been misinterpreted.
The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.
irritation a feeling of being annoyed and impatient, especially because something keeps happening or someone keeps saying something:
He could not hide his irritation at her persistent questioning.
Unwanted sales calls are a source of irritation for many people.
frustration a feeling of being annoyed, especially because you cannot do what you want or because you cannot change or control a situation:
You can imagine my frustration when I found out that the next bus didn’t leave till 4 hours later.
There is a growing sense of frustration over the situation in Burma.
The government has expressed frustration at the slow legal process.
exasperation a feeling of being very annoyed because you cannot control a situation, learn to do something, or understand something, even though you are trying very hard:
Isaac sighed in exasperation.
Exasperation at the team’s lack of success was evident among the fans.
resentment anger because you think you are being treated badly or unfairly:
The sudden increase in the numbers of immigrants has caused resentment among local people.
indignation anger and surprise about an unfair situation:
His voice sounded full of indignation.
The scandal caused righteous indignation among opposition politicians.
ill/bad feeling anger between two people because of something that has happened:
I had no ill feeling towards him.
rancour British English, rancor American English formal a feeling of anger and hatred towards someone who you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past:
Even though he had lost the court case, he had shown no rancour.
spleen formal anger, especially anger that is unreasonable:
He vented his spleen (=said why he was angry)against the airline in an article in the Times.
fury a very strong feeling of anger:
The judge sparked fury when he freed a man who had attacked three women.
The decision caused fury among local people.
rage a very strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control or is expressed very suddenly or violently:
When we accused him of lying, he flew into a rage (=became very angry very suddenly).
Brown killed his wife in a jealous rage.
outrage extreme anger and shock because you think something is unfair or wrong:
The racist comments caused outrage in India and Britain.
wrath formal extreme anger:
Pietersen was the next to incur the wrath of the referee (=make him angry).

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