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an⋅noy⋅ance

  [uh-noi-uhns]
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–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)   
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

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.
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Language Translation for : annoyance
Spanish: molestia,
German: das Ärgernis,
Japanese: うるさがらせるもの
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