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Annoyance

//əˈnɔɪ.əns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    That which annoys. countable

    "Having to wait 45 minutes for the bus is a real annoyance, but it's the only way to get to work."

  2. 2
    the act of troubling or annoying someone wordnet
  3. 3
    An act or instance of annoying. countable
  4. 4
    something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness wordnet
  5. 5
    The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated. uncountable

    "feeling mild annoyance"

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  1. 6
    anger produced by some annoying irritation wordnet
  2. 7
    an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating wordnet
  3. 8
    the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed wordnet

Etymology

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.

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