Annoyance
1 Annoyance — An*noy ance, n. [OF. anoiance, anuiance.] 1. The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy. [1913 Webster] A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers. Fuller. [1913 Webster] For the further annoyance and… …
2 annoyance — index dissatisfaction, disturbance, grievance, hindrance, mischief, molestation, nuisance, provocation, t …
3 annoyance — (n.) late 14c., act of annoying, from O.Fr. enoiance ill humor, irritation, from anuiant, prp. of anuier to be troublesome, annoy, harass (see ANNOY (Cf. annoy)). Meaning state of being annoyed is from c.1500. Earlier, annoying was used in the… …
4 annoyance — [ə noi′əns] n. 1. an annoying or being annoyed 2. a thing or person that annoys …
5 annoyance — noun 1 feeling of being annoyed ADJECTIVE ▪ great, intense ▪ A look of intense annoyance crossed his face. ▪ obvious ▪ She tapped the table with her pen in obvious annoyance …
6 annoyance — n. 1) to express; feel; show annoyance 2) annoyance at, over, with 3) annoyance that + clause (his annoyance that he had been awakened so early was evident) 4) to one s annoyance (much to my annoyance, he was late) * * * [ə nɔɪəns] feel over.… …
7 Annoyance — Annoy redirects here. For the minesweeper, see USS Annoy (AM 84). Annoyed redirects here. For the film, see Annoyed (film). For the comedy club, see Annoyance Theatre. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy appears to be annoyed after he is sent to the… …
8 annoyance — an|noy|ance [əˈnɔıəns] n 1.) [U] a feeling of slight anger = ↑irritation ▪ A look of annoyance crossed her face. to sb s annoyance ▪ To his annoyance, he discovered they hadn t waited. in annoyance ▪ Kelly shook her head in annoyance. 2.) …
9 annoyance — [[t]ənɔ͟ɪ͟əns[/t]] annoyances 1) N UNCOUNT: oft with poss Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient. To her annoyance the stranger did not go away... He denied there was any annoyance with the… …
10 annoyance — UK [əˈnɔɪəns] / US noun Word forms annoyance : singular annoyance plural annoyances 1) [uncountable] a slightly angry or impatient feeling Shaking his head in annoyance, Patrick left the room. to someone s annoyance: To her surprise and annoyance …
11 annoyance — noun 1 (U) a feeling of slight anger: A look of annoyance crossed her face. | to your annoyance: To his annoyance, he discovered they hadn t waited. 2 (C) something that makes you slightly angry: Alan found the constant noise of the traffic an… …
12 annoyance — an|noy|ance [ ə nɔıəns ] noun 1. ) uncount a slightly angry or impatient feeling: Shaking his head in annoyance, Patrick left the room. to someone s annoyance: To her surprise and annoyance, Lisa found that the others had gone without her. 2. )… …
13 annoyance — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A feeling of annoyance] Syn. vexation, irritation, pique, uneasiness, disgust, displeasure, provocation, nervousness, irascibility, exasperation, ferment, indignation, sullenness, sulkiness, bad humor, touchiness,… …
14 annoyance — noun 1) much to his annoyance, Louise didn t even notice Syn: irritation, exasperation, vexation, indignation, anger, displeasure, chagrin; informal aggravation 2) they found him an annoyance Syn: nuisance, pest, bother …
15 annoyance — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of annoying or of being annoyed 2. the state or feeling of being annoyed ; vexation 3. a source of vexation or irritation ; nuisance < the delay was a minor annoyance > …
16 annoyance — /euh noy euhns/, n. 1. a person or thing that annoys; nuisance: Unwanted visitors are an annoyance. 2. an act or instance of annoying. 3. the feeling of being annoyed. [1350 1400; ME < MF; see ANNOY, ANCE] * * * …
17 annoyance — /əˈnɔɪəns/ (say uh noyuhns) noun 1. that which annoys; a nuisance: some visitors are an annoyance. 2. the act of annoying. 3. the feeling of being annoyed. 4. Acoustics the (degree of) psychological distress caused by excessive noise …
18 annoyance — Ho onaukiuki, pulapula, mala o, none. ♦ Interjections of annoyance: kā! kaī! i ka ī! …
19 annoyance — annoy ► VERB 1) make slightly angry. 2) pester or harass. 3) archaic harm or attack repeatedly. DERIVATIVES annoyance noun annoyed adjective annoying adjective. ORIGIN Old French anoier, from Latin …
20 annoyance — noun /əˈnɔɪəns/ a) That which annoys. b) An act or instance of annoying …
