Synonyms for Annoyance

Synonyms for "annoyance" (194 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Noun(14 words)

bother irritation vexation nuisance aggravations aggravator annoyannoyance scoreannoying blighter botheration boy bugbears bugging

abomination adoadverse circumstancesadversity affliction aggravation amplification anger annoyingness anxiety augmentation aversionbad newsbedevilment besetment bind blight bore bother botheration

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bothering bothersomeness bummer

Verb(2 words)

angers bothers

Strong matches (58)

can of wormscare commotion contentiousnesscrashing borecross curse deepeningdeliberate aggravationdeterioration devilment difficulties difficulty disadvantage disapprobation disapproval discontent disgust dislike displeasure

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dissatisfaction distaste distress dogging downer drag embittering embitterment enhancement enlargement evil exacerbation exasperation gallgreat adoharassmenthard knockshard lifehard lothardcase hardship harrying headache heightening

Noun(14 words)

chafe crawsdiscomfort ratingdisgruntling exasperation frustration frustrations gadfly gnats grief hassel hassle hassling hobgoblin

Related words (97)

hounding inconvenience increase indignation intensification ire irking irksomeness irritant irritation magnification matter molestation nuisance painpeck of troublespersecution peskiness pest pester

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Noun(29 words)

inconveniences inflictionirritation scoremenaces mischief nark nettle nettling nuisances offence painpain in the asspain in the neckpeeve peeves peeving pestling pests piquing plagues

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problems riling thorn tormenter tormenters tormentor umbrage vexations vexer

Adjective(1 words)

plaguey

Verb(1 words)

vexes

Related word relations

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More general

20 entries

affect anger cholerdisagreeable persondisturbanceemotional statefeeling iremental conditionmental statemistreatmentnegative stimulusnuisance obstaclepsychological conditionpsychological construct

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More specific

9 entries

acute annoyancebase annoyanceoperational annoyancepersistent annoyancepersistent nuisancepetty annoyancepetty nuisancescaled annoyancesevere nuisance

Collocations

6 entries

level of annoyanceminor annoyanceperceived annoyancepersistent annoyancesource of annoyancesubjective annoyance

Inflections

1 entries

annoyances

Derivations

3 entries

annoy annoying annoyingly

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

To our great annoyance, he barged in on our party.

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He answered with a look of annoyance.

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Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.

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He utters an exclamation of annoyance.

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Annoyance