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annoyance Definition

an·noy·ance (ə no̵i′əns)

noun

  1. an annoying or being annoyed
  2. a thing or person that annoys

annoyance Synonyms

annoyance

n.

  1. A feeling of annoyance

    vexation, irritation, pique, uneasiness, disgust, displeasure, provocation, nervousness, irascibility, exasperation, ferment, indignation, sullenness, sulkiness, bad humor, touchiness, perturbation, moodiness, mortification, worry, distress, unhappiness, discontent, heartache, misery, aches and pains, dissatisfaction, impatience, peevishness, aggravation*.

    Antonyms pleasure*, joy, delight.

  2. A source of annoyance

    irritant, inconvenience, nuisance; see difficulty 1, 2, trouble 2.

annoyance Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • example: Stanislaw J. Lec ( 1909 - 1966 ) Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
  • person: Probably to the annoyance of the person sat behind me, I often found myself recoiling my head slightly.. .
  • resident: It drew a large crowd of birders, sometimes to the annoyance of the local residents.

Converse of object

  • cause: However, most of these faults caused annoyance rather than loss of service.
  • express: BJ gives an account of his having to sign the 39 Articles before the Vice-Chancellor, and expresses annoyance at the event.
  • avoid: Park with care â avoid the annoyance of a ticket!
  • create: In the past viruses were designed to create a minor annoyance.
  • prevent: A flashing light warns about this, but surely the traditional blocking mechanism could have been implemented to prevent the annoyance?
  • understand: I understand peoples annoyance at this but the problem will not go away unless we give them somewhere to go!

Adjective modifier

  • petty: Where bullies were named, these were both boys and girls, although boys were blamed for most of the petty annoyances.
  • minor: In the past viruses were designed to create a minor annoyance.
  • mild: I look at it from every angle in order to find out why my response is mild annoyance or absolute rage.
  • slight: Another slight annoyance is the occasional spike in difficulty.
  • unnecessary: What can I do to ensure the alarm does not cause unnecessary annoyance to my neighbors?
  • considerable: Female adult bot flies resemble bees and are often a considerable annoyance to the horse when laying eggs.

Modifies a noun

  • factor: I should think IE's annoyance factor will win Firefox a few converts.

Noun used with modifier

  • noise: In practice, this corresponds to a reduction in noise annoyance of around 75 % .
  • youth: Youth annoyance is still a massive problem in all areas of Stalybridge.
  • cause: In residential areas, this causes annoyance to occupants of houses ahead of the vehicle.
  • community: The Department for Transport argues that ' the onset of community annoyance ' sets in when noise averages out at 57 decibels.
annoyance Quotes

Few things are harder to put up with thantheannoyance of a good example.

—Twain, Mark pseudonym of  Samuel Langhorne Clemens

With thy clear keen joyance Languor cannot be: Shadow of annoyance Never came near thee: Thou lovestöbut ne'er knew love's sad satiety.

—Shelley, Percy Bysshe