Collocations for irritation - noun
1. feeling/cause of being irritated
ADJ.
considerable, great, intense, major, serious, some | growing, increasing | mild, minor, slight
the minor irritation of having to queue
the minor irritation of having to queue
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.
She made no attempt to conceal her irritation.
cause
Such delays can cause considerable irritation.
Such delays can cause considerable irritation.
IRRITATION + VERB
grow, rise
She felt irritation rising in her.
She felt irritation rising in her.
show
She didn''t let her irritation show.
She didn''t let her irritation show.
PREP.
in ~
Gary shook his head in irritation.
Gary shook his head in irritation.
to your ~
I found to my great irritation that I''d forgotten the film.
I found to my great irritation that I''d forgotten the film.
with ~
‘Of course not’ she said with some irritation.
‘Of course not’ she said with some irritation.
~ at
our irritation at the delay
our irritation at the delay
~ to
This is a major irritation to travellers.
This is a major irritation to travellers.
~ with
her irritation with people who were slow
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.
Traffic noise is a source of constant irritation.
2. slight pain in part of the body
ADJ.
intense, severe | mild | eye, skin
a new cream to treat skin irritation
a new cream to treat skin irritation
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, suffer
Stop using the cream if you get any irritation.
Stop using the cream if you get any irritation.