Collocations for 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.
‘I'm not American, I'm Canadian,’ he replied with some irritation.
mild,
minor,
slight
the minor irritation of having to wait
the minor irritation of having to wait
constant
VERB + irritation
feel
He felt slight irritation at being kept waiting.
He felt slight irritation at being kept waiting.
express,
show
He showed no irritation at the delay.
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.
She made no attempt to conceal her irritation.
He was unable to hide his irritation any longer.
cause
Such delays can cause considerable irritation.
Such delays can cause considerable irritation.
irritation + VERB
grow
She felt irritation growing in her.
She felt irritation growing in her.
show
She didn't let her irritation show.
She didn't let her irritation show.
PREPOSITION
in irritation
Gary shook his head in irritation.
Gary shook his head in irritation.
to your irritation
I found to my great irritation that I'd forgotten the movie.
I found to my great irritation that I'd forgotten the movie.
with irritation
‘Of course not’ she said with some irritation.
‘Of course not’ she said with some irritation.
irritation at
our irritation at the delay
our irritation at the delay
irritation to
This is a major irritation to commuters.
This is a major irritation to commuters.
irritation with
her irritation with people who were slow
her irritation with people who were slow
PHRASES
a sense of irritation
a source of irritation
Traffic noise is a source of constant irritation.
a source of irritation
Traffic noise is a source of constant irritation.
2. slight pain in part of the body
VERB + irritation
cause,
lead to
The infection can cause intense irritation of the throat.
The infection can cause intense irritation of the throat.
experience,
get
Stop using the cream if you get any irritation.
Stop using the cream if you get any irritation.
prevent