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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.
mild, minor, slight
the minor irritation of having to wait
constant

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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.

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irritation + VERB

grow
She felt irritation growing in her.
show
She didn't let her irritation show.

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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

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PHRASES

a sense of irritation
a source of irritation
Traffic noise is a source of constant irritation.

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2. slight pain in part of the body

ADJECTIVE

intense, severe
mild
eye, skin
a new cream to treat skin irritation

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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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