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irritation
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 • • • THESAURUS ▪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.
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES skin irritation ▪ A lot of chemicals can cause skin irritation. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADJECTIVE mild ▪ Protocol 2 studied the phenomenon of adaptive cytoprotection in response to mild irritation of the duodenal mucosa in the three experimental groups. ▪ This protocol tested mucosal resistance to acid after mild irritation. minor ▪ When an extended family is living together at close quarters, even minor irritations can grow out of all proportion. ▪ Socially adept children are often more forgiving, more likely to overlook minor irritations, and may also model appropriate behaviors. ▪ Which is a minor irritation for the itinerant tourist ... a daily nightmare for the local residents. ▪ Those are just minor stylistic irritations compared to Republican trickle-down economics. ▪ In happy marriages the partners don't make a big deal of minor irritations. ▪ But all of these are minor irritations in the world of the neighborhood swimming pool. VERB cause ▪ Though not as deadly as the sea wasp, this jellyfish can cause severe irritation if it stings a human. ▪ Formaldehyde in high concentrations can cause extreme irritation of the eyes, nose and throat if inhaled. ▪ He did pretty well what she wanted with their lives, which caused some occasional irritation. ▪ Initial attempts at moving together in a team often cause frustration and irritation. ▪ Some chemicals cause a direct irritation to the skin leading to dermatitis. feel ▪ I felt the beginnings of irritation. ▪ But he felt irritation rising in him. ▪ Helen felt a wash of irritation. ▪ You are, as they say, stuck with it and have leisure to feel all its peculiar irritations and discomforts. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Attwood's metallic music was an irritation. ▪ Bailey expressed irritation with the inaccurate reports in the media. ▪ The heavy traffic is a constant source of irritation. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But if the behaviour is repeated, and by the same fish, something is causing irritation and needs investigation. ▪ He turned towards her, but the blankets entangled his legs and he fought his eyes open in irritation. ▪ Protocol 2 studied the phenomenon of adaptive cytoprotection in response to mild irritation of the duodenal mucosa in the three experimental groups. ▪ So if you imagine that orders and irritation are going to intimidate me you're in for a big surprise! ▪ The ringing of the telephone came as a distinct irritation. ▪ There is a lesser one, which still remains an irritation.
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