irritation
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Even my own feelings for those motorized metal coolers are fueled by existential disappointment as much as personal irritation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
It will hopefully help rid you of these feelings of impatience and irritation over not having your generous gift acknowledged.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
As a menthol analogue, it activates the cooling pathway, which helps stimulate tear production and relieve irritation.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
Then, going into the last end, irritation turned to anger.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
She did her best to be kind to us, and tolerant, but she was used to living alone, and sometimes, I think, she found it difficult to hide her irritation with us.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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