Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
To her annoyance the stranger did not go away.
He admitted to some annoyance with the home team's tactics.
Synonyms: irritation, trouble, anger, bother More Synonyms of annoyance
2. countable noun [usually singular]
An annoyance is something that makes you feel angry or impatient.
Inconsiderate neighbours can be more than an annoyance.
Synonyms: nuisance, bother, pain [informal], bind [informal] More Synonyms of annoyance
annoyance in British English
(əˈnɔɪəns)
noun
1.
the feeling of being annoyed
2.
the act of annoying
3.
a person or thing that annoys
annoyance in American English
(əˈnɔɪəns)
noun
1.
an annoying or being annoyed
2.
a thing or person that annoys
Examples of 'annoyance' in a sentence
annoyance
In the table below, we compare the big players in the key areas that cause the most annoyance.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His position weakened in August after he expressed annoyance over a lack of new signings as the transfer deadline approached.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And if he feels annoyance at another game on the bench, he will not moan about it to them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some Tory MPs expressed annoyance that the proposals were being dropped.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The only real annoyance is the game's commentary, which is lame and repetitive.
The Sun (2013)
I dare to express annoyance.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It may have caused great annoyance to the dons to have people with no scholarly distinction recognised in such a way, but the students seemed thrilled.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Much to the annoyance of the crowd, the home team seemed to be on the receiving end of the referee's whistle.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So rather than let them make me feel bad, I express my annoyance.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
annoyance
British English: annoyance NOUN
Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
To her annoyance the stranger did not go away.
American English: annoyance
Brazilian Portuguese: aborrecimento
Chinese: 厌烦
European Spanish: enfado
French: contrariété
German: Ärger
Italian: irritazione
Japanese: いらだち
Korean: 짜증
European Portuguese: aborrecimento
Latin American Spanish: enojo
Chinese translation of 'annoyance'
annoyance
(əˈnɔɪəns)
n
(u) (= feeling) 厌(厭)烦(煩) (yànfán)
(c) (= annoying thing) 使人厌(厭)烦(煩)的东(東)西 (shǐ rén yànfán de dōngxi)
to his/my annoyance ... 让(讓)他/我烦(煩)恼(惱)的是 ... (ràng tā/wǒ fánnǎo de shì ... )
1 (noun)
To her annoyance the stranger did not go away.
Synonyms
irritation
For the first time he felt irritation at her methods.
trouble
You've caused a lot of trouble.
anger
He cried with anger and frustration.
bother
Most men hate the bother of shaving.
grief (informal)
harassment
people who had experienced sexual harassment
disturbance
The home would cause less disturbance than a school.
hassle (informal)
I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle.
nuisance
provocation
They kept their tempers in the face of severe provocation.
displeasure
displeasure at the slow pace of change
exasperation
There was a trace of exasperation in his voice.
aggravation (informal)
I just couldn't take the aggravation.
vexation
He kicked the broken machine in vexation.
pique
In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag.
bedevilment
2 (noun)
Snoring can be more than an annoyance.
Synonyms
nuisance
He can be a bit of a nuisance when he's drunk.
It's a real nuisance having to pick up the kids from school every day.
bother
pain (informal)
bind (informal)
It is expensive to buy and a bind to carry home.
bore
He's a bore and a fool.
drag (informal)
Shopping for clothes is a drag.
plague
The traffic can be a real plague at times.
tease
pest
My neighbour's a real pest.
gall
pain in the neck (informal)
She can be a pain in the neck when she's in this sort of mood.