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