annoyance
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annoyance
- /əˈnɔɪ.əns/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English anoyaunce (rare form of noyaunce), from Old French anuiance, anoiance, from the verb anuier (“to cause problems”), equivalent to annoy + -ance. Compare French ennui.
noun annoyances · annoyaunce · annoying · annoyment
- That which annoys. Having to wait 45 minutes for the bus is a real annoyance, but it's the only way to get to work.
- An act or instance of annoying.
- The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated. feeling mild annoyance
Similar: nark, Boy, annoyance, bother, exasperation, frustration, irritation, vexation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: irritation, annoying, vexation, botheration, bother, nuisance, troubling, pain, chafe, exasperation, irritant, frustration, indignation, anger, hassle, resentment
noun
Similar: nark, Boy, annoyance, bother, exasperation, frustration, irritation, vexation
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noun that which annoys and causes a status of annoyance
| Español | disgusto, irritación, lata, molestia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 迷惑 meiwaku |
| 中文 | 煩惱 /烦恼 fánnǎo |
| Português | irritação, pedra no sapato |
| Français | ennui, nuisance |
| Deutsch | Ärger, Ärgernis |
| Italiano | annoiatura, seccatura, scocciatura, fastidio |
| Ελληνικά | ενόχληση enóchlisi |
| Русский | доса́да dosáda, неприя́тность neprijátnostʹ, ньюснс nʹjusns |
| العربية | إِزْعَاج ʔizʕāj |
noun an act or instance of annoying
| Español | fastidio |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | kero |
| Português | irritação |
| Deutsch | Ärger |
| Italiano | annoiamento, irritazione |
| Ελληνικά | ενόχληση enóchlisi |
| Русский | надоеда́ние nadojedánije |
| עברית | הֲצָקָה hatsaká |
noun the psychological state of being annoyed or irritated
| Español | enojo, irritación |
|---|---|
| Português | irritação |
| Français | ennui |
| Deutsch | Verärgerung, Verdruss |
| Italiano | noia, fastidio, disturbo |
| Ελληνικά | ενόχληση enóchlisi |
| Română | enervare |
| Русский | раздраже́ние razdražénije, раздражённость razdražónnostʹ |
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