annoyance

CEFRB1

/əˈnɔɪ.əns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling of slight anger or impatience.

  2. 02

    noun

    Something that causes slight anger or trouble.

Examples

  • He answered with a look of annoyance.

  • He could not hide his growing annoyance with the loud noise.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An act or instance of annoying.

  2. The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

  3. That which annoys.

More examples

In context

  • To our great annoyance, he barged in on our party.

  • Having to wait 45 minutes for the bus is a real annoyance, but it's the only way to get to work.

  • feeling mild annoyance

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Old French anoiancebor. Middle English anoyaunce English annoyance Inherited from Middle English anoyaunce (rare form of noyaunce), from Old French anuiance, anoiance, from the verb anuier (“to cause problems”), equivalent to annoy + -ance. Compare French ennui.