annoyance
- noun
- /əˈnɔɪəns/
- He felt a sense of annoyance when the neighbor's music was too loud at night.
- annoyance ratings
- sources of annoyance
- intensity of annoyance
You know, my sort of annoyance with oversprays.
- You know, my sort of annoyance with oversprays.
- Like when I get an urge, it's more of an annoyance for me.
- That disconnect then can turn into resentment or, or annoyance.
- And then it often shows up in anger, antagonism, annoyance.
- Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one's ability to persuade.
- They can see this OK avoid posting or commenting with annoyance on about your life or other people.
- My theory about freedom is that the only authentic form of freedom is perpetual annoyance, right?
- But do you consider like, where do you rank that in terms of kind of, you know, censorship versus annoyance of versus whatever?
- I see it as more a level of annoyance where they're not necessarily prevented from doing their day-to-day with with Antifa being present.
Examples
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"Adele turned to look at me, with a faint hint of annoyance around her eyes."
Fiction book (1991) -
Her mother's soft face tensed with annoyance, but she tried to speak calmly.
Fiction book (1993) -
I find it an annoyance or I find it, you know, something I have to get through.
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If you are feeling annoyance, check yourself first lot.
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Is the annoyance in the text message or is that annoyance inside me?
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The way you respond now is with more annoyance maybe than when you were a kid.
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"Quite," he responded, hiding annoyance that he had to look up at her.
Fiction book (1992) -
Residents expressed annoyance and scepticism to the press.
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Your cohorts are causing me very great annoyance.
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Respondents were also asked about their annoyance in response to other potentially annoying partner behaviors.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
A feeling of being annoyed or not happy about something
A feeling of annoyance or anger
A strong feeling of being very annoyed and impatient
Feeling of annoyance caused by something irritating
A feeling of annoyance, frustration or worry
A small feeling of annoyance about something
A small feeling of being annoyed
Antonyms
How Irritated
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'. So annoyance also means the feeling of being 'bothered' or irritated.