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annoyingness

annoyingness

4.7
How much something bothers you
  • noun
  • /əˈnɔɪɪŋnəs/
translation icon : molestia
  • The annoyingness of the constant noise made it hard for her to concentrate.

Examples

  • The child's annoyingness when he didn't get his way resulted in a lot of complaints from the parents.

  • Maybe my issue is that I am surprised at seeing him behave as more of a typical man, willing to put up with the annoyingness in order to have sexual access.

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  • His annoyingness during meetings often led to frustrated comments from his colleagues.

Synonyms

irritation
vsannoyingness
27 3.6

A feeling of annoyance or anger

emphasizes the lasting quality that causes mild anger rather than the feeling
annoyance
vsannoyingness
26 2.8

The feeling you have when something bothers you

describes the quality that causes the feeling rather than the feeling
bothersomeness
vsannoyingness
5.9

How annoying or inconvenient something is

is the general term for that unpleasant quality
peskiness
vsannoyingness
5.6

Small annoying things that make life difficult

is the neutral, nonplayful name for the same quality
botheration
vsannoyingness
  • Archaic
9.5

A small feeling of annoyance about something

refers to the underlying quality rather than a temporary state
troublesomeness
vsannoyingness
6.8

To cause problems, worry, or bother

is narrower, focusing on irritation rather than broader difficulty

Antonyms

pleasantness
2 3.4

A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable

How Annoying

exasperation
15 5.7
vexation
1 7.4
annoyingness
4.7
irritation
27 3.6

Surface Forms

annoyingness singular
annoyingnesses plural

Morphology

annoyingness = annoying (transparent) = annoy + ing + ness

Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'annoying', a straightforward and regular derivation.

Etymology

The word annoyingness comes from annoy 'to bother' plus the ending -ing 'doing or causing' and the suffix -ness 'state' or 'quality', like happiness turning 'happy' into a state. So, annoyingness means the 'quality of being annoying' or simply 'how annoying' something is.