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annoyance

[uh-noi-uhns]

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noun

a person or thing that annoys; nuisance: Unwanted visitors are an annoyance.

an act or instance of annoying.

the feeling of being annoyed.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French; see annoy, -ance

Can be confused: aggravation, annoyance, intensification, irritation, worsening.

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Formulating a good working definition of annoyance is a persistent challenge for researchers.

My annoyance at have to fix things is much tempered by my joy at knowing the article has been accepted.

So fast-tracking's fate will be decided by the courts, to the annoyance of everyone except lawyers.

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Formulating a good working definition of annoyance is a persistent challenge for researchers.

My annoyance at have to fix things is much tempered by my joy at knowing the article has been accepted.

So fast-tracking's fate will be decided by the courts, to the annoyance of everyone except lawyers.

He kept rolling his eyes and huffing with annoyance.

Malware is only an annoyance for those who cannot think anymore.

Once removed they heal well enough but until that time they are a constant annoyance and object lesson.

To the annoyance of my fellow students, one teacher selected me.

Several readers expressed a wide variety of feelings about the issue, from annoyance to despair.

Car engines, too, have been hushed to well below their annoyance levels.

The thief who steals your newspaper is admittedly a scuzzball, but mostly elicits annoyance and contempt.

The expression signifying anger can vary in strength, depending on whether the anger is simple annoyance or outright rage.

It's a constant pain or annoyance that you deal with.

However, that's a small annoyance in comparison to difficulty breathing chalkdust.

Descriptivists retort in their annoyance that of course they believe in.

If it saves one person's life, the small annoyance of a bit of extra noise would be worth it.

And anyone who lives in a city can testify that hearing a car alarm triggers annoyance rather than thoughts of crime.

Irene's obsession is slowly revealed as something more than an annoyance.

By using email, the students who need help can get it, and dealing with the ridiculous emails is a minor annoyance.

What they are achieving, seemingly deliberately, is considerable annoyance among their allies.

Such webs were always a constant annoyance and hazard to navigation.

Available now, for you to buy and use for five minutes before ripping them off in a fit of annoyance.

It is absurd to juxtapose some telemarketing annoyance with the terror of midnight obscene calls, bomb threats to the airlines.

The additional annoyance engendered by our celebration is insignificant.

The fact that my condition got no better seemed to be more of an annoyance to them.

Reed introduced the bill after experiencing the annoyance of a cell phone ringing in public.

For those in the area with plane tickets or long drives scheduled, the unusual weather event was a major annoyance.

It's equal parts glorious invention and absurd annoyance.

The other annoyance is that can take weeks of uploading files to move your entire collection, depending on your connection speed.

Memories fade with time, often to the annoyance of those who can't recall important details.

The kids voiced their annoyance of having to type it in again.

Another factor that often leads to headaches and general annoyance is noise, especially if you're sitting behind the engines.

He's a bit of a whiner and cries out in pain or annoyance way too much, similar to a child wandering through a cactus field.

Hackers account for so little in the picture of computer crime their existence is more an annoyance than something to fear.

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World English Dictionary

annoyance (əˈnɔɪəns)

—n
1.	the feeling of being annoyed
2.	the act of annoying
3.	a person or thing that annoys

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Word Origin & History

annoyance

late 14c., "act of annoying," from O.Fr. anuiance, from anuiant, prp. of anuier "to be troublesome, annoy, harass" (see annoy). Meaning "state of being annoyed" is from c.1500.

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