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annoyance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chafe, vexation |
| Type of | choler, anger, ire |
| Has types | displeasure, exasperation, torment, frustration, harassment, temper, pique, irritation, aggravation |
annoyance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck |
| Type of | negative stimulus |
| Has types | plague, irritant, thorn, nuisance |
annoyance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | botheration, irritation, vexation |
| Type of | psychological condition, mental condition, mental state, psychological state |
| Has types | impatience, restlessness, seeing red, snit, huff, pinprick, miff, bummer |
annoyance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annoying, irritation, vexation |
| Type of | mistreatment |
| Has types | red flag, exasperation |
| Derivation | annoy |
annoyance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aggravator |
| Type of | unpleasant person, disagreeable person |
Examples of annoyance
annoyance
Just like everyone else, I suffer from nonstop annoyance over all my kids'stuff.
From the sacbee.com
Peter becomes obsessed with an old record, to the annoyance of Brian and Stewie.
From the bbc.co.uk
The real annoyance here was that Travelocity kept trying to sell us hotel rooms.
From the abcnews.go.com
She feels a twinge of annoyance at the campaign letting young people run things.
From the washingtonpost.com
You can turn it to different levels of annoyance with a slider, and that's that.
From the washingtonpost.com
It was a minor annoyance, something Cinosky is accustomed to after four seasons.
From the washingtontimes.com
After my annoyance at his opening died down, I found I enjoyed it a quite a bit.
From the scienceblogs.com
The only message Perez got from the peace signs on his storefront was annoyance.
From the denverpost.com
Hopkins said it seemed as if residents were an annoyance to the last two mayors.
From the sfgate.com
- Irritation: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
- Anger produced by some annoying irritation
- Aggravator: an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
- 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"
- The act of troubling or annoying someone
- (annoyed) aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
- (annoyed) troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
- Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by such effects as irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called petulance, and something which annoys is called a nuisance.
- (annoyed) Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked; vexed
