annoyance
/ə'nɔiəns/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The feeling of being irritated or bothered: The psychological state of being mildly angry or impatient due to a repeated or persistent disturbance.
- The act of causing such irritation: The action of troubling or annoying someone.
- A source of such feelings: Something or someone that causes trouble, unhappiness, or mild anger.
Examples of Usage
- As a feeling:
- His constant tapping was a source of great annoyance.
- She tried to hide her annoyance at the repeated delays.
- As an action:
- The annoyance of the neighbors with loud music led to a complaint.
- As a source:
- The fly buzzing around the room was a minor annoyance.
- For him, commuting in heavy traffic is a daily annoyance.
Advanced Usage
- "To one's annoyance": Used to indicate that something happened that irritated someone.
- To her annoyance, the meeting started half an hour late.
- "Cause annoyance": To be the reason for irritation.
- Litter in the park causes annoyance to many residents.
Variants and Related Words
- Annoy (verb): To disturb or irritate someone.
- The loud construction noise began to annoy the office workers.
- Annoying (adjective): Causing irritation or annoyance.
- He has an annoying habit of interrupting people.
- Annoyed (adjective): Feeling or showing irritation.
- She was annoyed by the lack of communication.
Synonyms
- Irritation: The state of being annoyed or the thing that causes it.
- Nuisance: A person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.
- Bother: Something that causes trouble or minor annoyance.
- Vexation: The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
Related Phrases
- A thorn in one's side: A persistent source of annoyance.
- The ongoing software bug was a thorn in the developer's side.
- Wear on someone: To gradually cause annoyance or fatigue.
- The constant negativity began to wear on her.
Notes on Meaning
The word annoyance describes a range from mild irritation to more persistent frustration. It is less intense than anger or rage. It often refers to repeated minor disturbances rather than a single major event.
Noun
- the act of troubling or annoying someone
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
- washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
- a bit of a bother
- he's not a friend, he's an infliction
- an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
- anger produced by some annoying irritation
- the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed