annoyance
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3.2
- noun
- /əˈnɔɪəns/
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molestia
- His habit of borrowing things without asking has turned into a source of annoyance for his friends.
- mosquitoes are an annoyance
- mere annoyances
- noise annoyance
So extra staff, extra annoyance for all parties.
- So extra staff, extra annoyance for all parties.
- That's how I find some of the annoyances that other people might miss.
- This is not a mere annoyance or irritation.
- It is actually all there nuances and quirks and slight annoyances that that make this relationship worthwhile.
- It totally helps me deal with life's every everyday annoyances, stress factors, I'm sleeping better.
- First of all, there's a level of forgiveness of the day, petty annoyances.
- No parking sensors, no FSD, like those are all short term annoyances.
- Fighting is my nightmare, but I like picking at Shane with my small annoyances throughout the day publicly, you know, it feels better that way.
- But my all time favorite annoyance with remote touch is entering a navigation destination in an Audi or BMW.
- Men are confusing, they're frustrating, and it just becomes a huge annoyance to the point where a lot of women don't want to bother with dating in relationships.
- We begin today with air travel and automation annoyance.
- A preposterous, expensive and time consuming annoyance.
Examples
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He has a low tolerance for those kinds of annoyances.
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A janitor leaned against his mop and, with some annoyance, watched the gray powder float onto his clean floor.
Fiction book (1999) -
OK, I have one minor annoyance in the paper.
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- These attacks have so far been nothing more than an annoyance.
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The trainer said it's just a minor annoyance.
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It's the little annoyances that take time.
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This is not a mere annoyance or irritation.
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Mosquitoes have long been an annoyance and even a menace to the public.
Academic text (2009) -
There were one or two other annoyances connected with the mayoralty.
Fiction book (1997) -
I do my job and keep from bothering you with a lot of petty annoyances.
Synonyms
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3.0
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
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9.2
A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with
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3.6
A person or thing that annoys others and causes trouble
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7.2
A person or thing that often causes trouble
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2.1
A thing that causes trouble or annoyance
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2.1
A person who keeps bothering others
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6.0
Something that often bothers you, like loud chewing
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6.3
Something small that annoys you more than it annoys most people
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6.0
Something that causes discomfort or annoyance, like dust and some cleaners
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4.1
A person or thing that is annoying and causes trouble
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6.5
A person who annoys others by repeating small actions
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7.5
A person who annoys others by doing small things over and over
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
Something that annoys or worries you
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word annoyance comes from the verb annoy, which came from Old French anoier, seen in modern French as ennuyer, meaning 'to bother' or 'to cause trouble'. So an annoyance is a person or thing that 'bothers' you.