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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 Audio Help (ə-noi'əns) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
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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anˈnoyance1 noun

something which annoys
Example: That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks!

Arabic:	شَيء مُزعِج
Chinese (Simplified):	烦恼的事情
Chinese (Traditional):	煩惱的事情
Czech:	obtíž, otrava
Danish:	irritation
Dutch:	ergernis
Estonian:	tüütus
Finnish:	kiusa
French:	désagrément
German:	das Ärgernis
Greek:	ενόχληση
Hungarian:	bosszúság
Icelandic:	ónæði
Indonesian:	gangguan
Italian:	fastidio

Japanese:	うるさがらせるもの
Korean:	귀찮은 것
Latvian:	apgrūtinājums; traucējums
Lithuanian:	tai, kas erzina, dirgiklis
Norwegian:	plage
Polish:	utrapienie
Portuguese (Brazil):	incômodo
Portuguese (Portugal):	contrariedade
Romanian:	motiv de iritare
Russian:	источник раздражения
Slovak:	trápenie
Slovenian:	nevšečnost
Spanish:	molestia
Swedish:	irritation, plåga
Turkish:	can sıkıcı şey, baş belâsı

anˈnoyance2 noun

the state of being annoyed
Example: He was red in the face with annoyance.

Arabic:	إنْزِعاج
Chinese (Simplified):	烦恼
Chinese (Traditional):	煩惱
Czech:	zlost, mrzutost
Danish:	ærgrelse; irritation
Dutch:	ergernis
Estonian:	pahameel
Finnish:	harmi
French:	mécontentement
German:	der Ärger
Greek:	ενόχληση
Hungarian:	bosszúság
Icelandic:	gremja
Indonesian:	kesal
Italian:	irritazione

Japanese:	いらだたしさ
Korean:	난처함
Latvian:	aizkaitinājums; īgnums
Lithuanian:	susierzinimas
Norwegian:	ergrelse
Polish:	gniew
Portuguese (Brazil):	contrariedade
Portuguese (Portugal):	irritação
Romanian:	supărare
Russian:	раздражение
Slovak:	zlosť, podráždenosť
Slovenian:	nezadovoljstvo
Spanish:	irritación, contrariedad
Swedish:	förargelse, irritation
Turkish:	canı sıkılma, rahatsız olma