as in frustration
the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts
Dad's general irritation at the incessant complaining coming from the back seat of the car
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Recent Examples of irritation
Side effects were generally mild and short-term, but included skin irritations and headaches.
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New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
Calming skin visually involves taming redness and irritation, for which a botanical extract from the Tasmanian pepperberry is especially useful.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
It’s formulated with rosemary that repairs fragile strands, while also being an anti-inflammatory that reduces dandruff and skin irritation on the scalp.
—Jailynn Taylor, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
Sensitive skin benefits from minimal ingredient lists with calming actives and mild surfactants that cleanse without irritation.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritation
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British officials downplayed the pause as temporary, insisting momentum would resume amid complex negotiations, but the impasse signals broader frustrations with Europe’s regulatory posture toward American innovation, market access, and economic sovereignty.—
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Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.—
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Mahama breaks off in exasperation.—
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Some councilmembers reacted to the extension with exasperation Wednesday.—
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Congress used to debate authorizing such things, but with the GOP House and Senate now reduced to glorified White House staff offices, Trump need not trifle with such annoyances.—
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At the time, liberalism’s leading intellectuals laughed off public annoyance at Obama’s lackluster performance, declaring that to expect big things from him was to believe—childishly, contemptibly—that the president was a kind of superhero.—
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Several El Dorado County residents expressed their displeasure with changes, which took effect Tuesday, to the public comment period of Board of Supervisors meetings.—
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The Good Wife alum’s allegiance to the Baltimore Ravens was seemingly at the root of his displeasure with the Kansas City Chiefs star.—
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Ege, a 31-year-old special education teacher, ended up reaching out to the group Families for Safe Streets, whose members showed up at their apartment shortly after Musyoka’s death to help them through those initial days and weeks of grief.—
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We’re largely left to imagine her fears for an uncertain future, her grief for an unknown, unborn child and her thoughts on becoming a symbolic figure in the outside world, with another woman’s name to boot.—
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“Irritation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritation. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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