annoyance

an·noy·ance  (-noins)

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 [əˈnɔɪəns]

n

1. the feeling of being annoyed

2. the act of annoying

3. a person or thing that annoys

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	annoyance - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed botheration, irritation, vexation mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" bummer - an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer" huff, miff, seeing red - a state of irritation or annoyance pinprick - a minor annoyance impatience, restlessness - a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay snit - a state of agitated irritation; "he was in a snit"
	2.	annoyance - anger produced by some annoying irritation vexation, chafe anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance temper, irritation, pique - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" frustration - a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration" aggravation, exasperation - an exasperated feeling of annoyance harassment, torment - a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" displeasure - the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
	3.	annoyance - an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating aggravator disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	4.	annoyance - 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" pain in the ass, pain in the neck, bother, botheration, infliction, pain negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences nuisance - (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive irritant, thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" plague - an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
	5.	annoyance - the act of troubling or annoying someone annoying, vexation, irritation mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" exasperation - actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) red flag - something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull"

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annoyance

noun

1. irritation, trouble, anger, bother, grief (informal), harassment, disturbance, hassle (informal), nuisance, provocation, displeasure, exasperation, aggravation, vexation, bedevilment To her annoyance the stranger did not go away.

2. nuisance, bother, pain (informal), bind (informal), bore, drag (informal), plague, tease, pest, gall, pain in the neck (informal), pain in the arse (taboo informal) Snoring can be more than an annoyance.

Translations

annoyance [əˈnɔɪəns] N

1. (= displeasure) → irritación f; (= anger) → enfado m, enojo m (LAm)
to my annoyance I find that → con gran disgusto mío descubro que ...

2. (= annoying thing) → molestia f

annoyance [əˈnɔɪəns] n

(= displeasure) → mécontentement m, contrariété f
to his annoyance ... → à son mécontentement ...

(= annoying thing) → tracas f

annoyance

n

no pl (= irritation) → Ärger m, → Verdruss m (geh); to cause (considerable) annoyance → (großes) Ärgernis erregen; smoking can cause annoyance to others → Rauchen kann eine Belästigung für andere sein; to his annoyance → zu seinem Ärger or Verdruss

(= nuisance) → Plage f, → Belästigung f, → Ärgernis nt

annoyance [əˈnɔɪəns] n (state) → fastidio, irritazione f; (cause of annoyance) → seccatura, noia
to her annoyance → con suo gran dispetto