annoyance

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For me seeing ads is an annoyance, but for her it's a real problem.

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the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of annoyance gathered in one view.

noun

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

noun

anger produced by some annoying irritation

noun

an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for annoyance.

noun

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

See also: irritation, vexation, botheration

noun

anger produced by some annoying irritation

noun

an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

noun

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"

See also: bother, botheration, pain, infliction

noun

the act of troubling or annoying someone

See also: annoying, irritation, vexation

Example sentences

For me seeing ads is an annoyance, but for her it's a real problem.

Abstraction is an annoyance, and not knowing is like an itch that needs to be scratched.

Quote-based syntax doubles annoyance of this pointless task.

Lately I've had a persistent feeling of annoyance with several Google products.

Who would have thought Research In Motion's technical issues would cause so much annoyance and inconvenience in a place like Lagos?

They've got a small bit of lock-in if you use them a lot too, the annoyance of having to upload a large amount of files to another service.

Occasional interesting tidbits, and frequent annoyance and frustration?

But he had had a very bad cough for a few months that to be honest, had become kind of a workplace annoyance and was blamed for everything from loss of productivity to a rash of URIs that ran through the office for a few weeks.

According to the article:"...The customer considers that if I don't want to record the video, it's because I have something to hide and want to lie about the real time spent on his project".Dealing with a client that tells you from the outset that they believe you are going to lie to them isn't merely an annoyance.