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annoyance

annoyance

26 2.8
The feeling you have when something bothers you
  • noun
  • /əˈnɔɪəns/
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • "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.

  • If you are feeling annoyance, check yourself first lot.

  • Is the annoyance in the text message or is that annoyance inside me?

  • The way you respond now is with more annoyance maybe than when you were a kid.

  • "Quite," he responded, hiding annoyance that he had to look up at her.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Residents expressed annoyance and scepticism to the press.

  • Your cohorts are causing me very great annoyance.

  • Respondents were also asked about their annoyance in response to other potentially annoying partner behaviors.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

displeasure
vsannoyance
28 3.9

A feeling of being annoyed or not happy about something

is the general emotional state rather than a judgment about actions
irritation
vsannoyance
27 3.6

A feeling of annoyance or anger

is the general state of feeling upset or bothered
exasperation
vsannoyance
15 5.7

A strong feeling of being very annoyed and impatient

is a milder, general feeling rather than intense anger
aggravation
vsannoyance
14 4.8

Feeling of annoyance caused by something irritating

is the basic emotional state without implying repeated causes
vexation
vsannoyance
1 7.4

A feeling of annoyance, frustration or worry

is the simpler emotional state without strong worry or frustration
botheration
vsannoyance
  • Archaic
9.5

A small feeling of annoyance about something

is the broader term for that same emotional state
miff
vsannoyance
8.1

A small feeling of being annoyed

is a more general or stronger feeling than that slight upset

Antonyms

1.0

A feeling of enjoyment or happiness from something

26 2.1

A feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life

How Irritated

rage
393 3.4
anger
957 1.0
frustration
391 2.5
annoyance
26 2.8
irritation
27 3.6

Surface Forms

annoyance singular
annoyances plural

Morphology

annoyance = annoy (transparent) = annoy + ance

A regular nominalization denoting the state or act of being annoyed formed from the verb 'annoy' plus '-ance'.

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.