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an·noy·ance       [uh-noi-uhns] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < MF; see annoy, -ance]
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an·noy·ance       (ə-noi'əns)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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annoyance

noun
1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: irritation] 
2. anger produced by some annoying irritation 
3. an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating [syn: aggravator] 
4. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" 
5. the act of troubling or annoying someone 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Annoyance

An*noy"ance\, n. [OF. anoiance, anuiance.]

1. The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.

A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers. --Fuller.

For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies. --Wilkins.

2. That which annoys.

A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair, Any annoyance in that precious sense. --Shak.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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