annoyance
pronunciation
How to pronounce annoyance in British English:
UK [əˈnɔɪəns]
How to pronounce annoyance in American English:
US [əˈnɔɪəns]
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- Noun:
- the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- anger produced by some annoying irritation
- an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
- the act of troubling or annoying someone
Word Origin
- annoyance (n.)
- late 14c., "act of annoying," from Old French enoiance "ill-humor, irritation," from anuiant, present participle of anuier "to be troublesome, annoy, harass" (see annoy). Meaning "state of being annoyed" is from c. 1500. Earlier, annoying was used in the sense of "act of offending" (c. 1300), and a noun annoy (c. 1200) in a sense "feeling of irritation, displeasure, distaste."
Example
- 1. Dr. wilkins had plenty of ground for annoyance .
- 2. It can be an annoyance when you are trying to get to bed at night .
- 3. He will tune you out if you talk to him only with irritation and annoyance .
- 4. It is such an annoyance , and even let me die do not have the courage .
- 5. This is more than a mere annoyance to overworked parents . It affects the broader health of society .