Annoyance

/əˈnɔɪ.əns/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The feeling or state of being irritated or displeased.

His constant talking during the movie was a source of great annoyance to me.

A person or thing causing irritation or displeasure.

The delay in the bus service was an annoyance to all the commuters waiting in the rain.

An act or instance of annoying someone.

She considered his late-night phone calls an annoyance that disrupted her sleep.

From Middle English 'anoyance', from Old French 'anoier', from Latin 'inodiare' meaning 'to make odious'.

to add to one's annoyance

to increase someone's irritation or displeasure.

for the sake of annoyance

done merely to irritate someone.

a pet peeve

a particular thing that irritates or annoys a person.

irritate

to cause displeasure or annoyance.

vex

to annoy or frustrate someone, especially with trivial matters.

bother

to give trouble to or cause annoyance.

pain in the neck

He's such a pain in the neck with all his complaints.

buzzkill

Don't be a buzzkill by complaining about everything.