irritation

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ir·ri·ta·tion /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/ noun  1  [uncountable]ANNOY the feeling of being annoyed about something, especially something that happens repeatedly or for a long time 恼怒，生气〔尤指被反复发生或长时间发生的事激怒〕 The heavy traffic is a constant source of irritation. 拥挤的交通一向是令人头痛的问题。irritation at/with The doctor’s irritation at being interrupted showed. 医生被打扰，表现出了不耐烦的样子。2  [countable]ANNOY something that makes you annoyed 令人气恼的事物 The children are just an irritation for him when he’s trying to work. 他想工作的时候，那些孩子就会让他觉得很恼火。3  [countable, uncountable]MIFEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETC a painful sore feeling on a part of your body 〔身体某部位的〕疼痛 The astringent can cause irritation to sensitive skin. 紧肤水可使敏感性皮肤产生疼痛感。 a throat irritation 喉咙痛

Examples from the Corpus

irritation• There is a lesser one, which still remains an irritation.• Attwood's metallic music was an irritation.• So if you imagine that orders and irritation are going to intimidate me you're in for a big surprise!• But if the behaviour is repeated, and by the same fish, something is causing irritation and needs investigation.• The ringing of the telephone came as a distinct irritation.• Bailey expressed irritation with the inaccurate reports in the media.• 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.• The heavy traffic is a constant source of irritation.irritation at/with• Another irritation with the current crop of fax modems is that the two parts of the modem don't cooperate with one another.• Sara was sad for her, but then the sadness was succeeded by irritation at the old lady's mischief.• I said, trying to remain calm despite my growing irritation with him.• This proved stronger than her irritation at the surprise in the young doctor's face.• My irritation at the contrivance lasted for 30 seconds.• His diaries chronicle each phase of irritation with novelistic detail.• Flora recollected Irena's consternation with satisfaction and Felicity Green's irritation with glee.

ir·ri·ta·tion nounChineseSyllable  

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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.