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单词 annoyance
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annoyancenoun

uk/əˈnɔɪ.əns/us/əˈnɔɪ.əns/

C1 [ U ] the feeling or state of being annoyed:

I can understand your annoyance - I'd be furious if she ever treated me like that.
(Much) to our annoyance, (= we were very annoyed that) we couldn't see anything from the back row of the theatre.

[ C ] something that makes you annoyed:

One of the greatest annoyances was being bitten by mosquitoes every night.

More examples

  • She couldn't suppress her annoyance when the food was returned to the kitchen uneaten.
  • There's clearly some annoyance among the workforce at the way the changes were introduced.
  • My aunt snorted in annoyance and marched off to find the manager.
  • Then, to our great annoyance, the train stopped outside the station for ten minutes.
  • A group of youths have been causing annoyance in the neighbourhood.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Anger and displeasure

  • acrimonious
  • anger
  • animus
  • bad feeling
  • benny
  • flap
  • get the hump idiom
  • gorge
  • grit
  • grit your teeth idiom
  • grudge
  • hard feelings idiom
  • hissy fit
  • irritation
  • resent
  • resentful
  • slow burn
  • sour grapes idiom
  • spite
  • tantrum

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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
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