annoyance

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈnɔɪ.əns/
Audio (US): (file)
Hyphenation: an‧noy‧ance

Noun

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annoyance (countable and uncountable, plural annoyances)

(countable) That which annoys.
Having to wait 45 minutes for the bus is a real annoyance, but it's the only way to get to work.
(countable) An act or instance of annoying.
(uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.
feeling mild annoyance
- 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 273:
  ‘I’m not annoyed with you,’ Lizzie said, putting a hand on Dimple’s shoulder. ‘Well, I am. But you’re my sister. So the annoyance is nothing new.’

Synonyms

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Translations

the psychological state of being annoyed or irritated

Bulgarian: раздразне́ние (bg) n (razdraznénie)
Czech: zlost f, zloba f, rozmrzelost f
Danish: irritation c
East Central German: Aarchr m
Finnish: harmitus, keljutus, kenkutus
French: ennui (fr) f
German: Verärgerung (de) f, Verdruss (de) m
Greek: ενόχληση (el) f (enóchlisi)
Ancient: ὄχλησις f (ókhlēsis)
Interlingua: enoio
Italian: noia (it) f, fastidio (it) m, disturbo (it) m
Latin: molestia f
Maori: whanowhanoā
Middle English: vexacioun
Plautdietsch: Spiet m
Polish: zdenerwowanie (pl) n, wnerwienie n
Portuguese: irritação (pt) f
Romanian: enervare (ro) f
Russian: раздраже́ние (ru) n (razdražénije), раздражённость f (razdražónnostʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: razdraženost (sh)
Spanish: enojo (es) m, irritación (es) f
Swedish: irritation (sv) c

an act or instance of annoying

Bulgarian: дразне́не (bg) n (draznéne), закачане (bg) n (zakačane)
Danish: irriterende handling c
Finnish: ärsyttäminen (fi)
German: Ärger (de) m
Greek: ενόχληση (el) f (enóchlisi)
Ancient: ὄχλησις f (ókhlēsis)
Hebrew: הֲצָקָה f (hatsaká)
Italian: annoiamento f, irritazione (it) f
Latin: vexātiō f, molestia f
Malayalam: ശല്യം (ml) (śalyaṁ)
Middle English: anoyaunce
Polish: denerwowanie (pl) n, wnerwianie n
Portuguese: irritação (pt) f
Russian: надоеда́ние (ru) n (nadojedánije)
Spanish: fastidio (es) m
Swahili: kero (sw)

that which annoys and causes a status of annoyance

Arabic: إِزْعَاج m (ʔizʕāj)
Bengali: জ্বালাতন (bn) (jalatôn)
Bulgarian: доса́да (bg) f (dosáda), раздразне́ние (bg) n (razdraznénie)
Catalan: molèstia (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 煩惱 / 烦恼 (zh) (fánnǎo)
Danish: irritationsmoment n
Dutch: ergernis (nl) f
Esperanto: agacaĵo, malagrablaĵo
Finnish: riesa (fi), kiusa (fi)
French: ennui (fr) m, nuisance (fr) f
German: Ärger (de) m, Ärgernis (de) n
Greek: ενόχληση (el) f (enóchlisi)
Ancient: ὄχλησις f (ókhlēsis), ἀχθηδών f (akhthēdṓn)
Hungarian: bosszúság (hu)
Italian: annoiatura f, seccatura (it) f, scocciatura (it) f, fastidio (it) m
Japanese: 迷惑 (ja) (めいわく, meiwaku)
Kabuverdianu: ingisu
Latin: vexātiō f, molestia f
Malayalam: ശല്യം (ml) (śalyaṁ)
Maori: kūrakuraku
Middle English: vexacioun
Norwegian:
Bokmål: irritasjon m

Nynorsk: irritasjon m
Plautdietsch: Ploag f
Portuguese: irritação (pt) f, pedra no sapato f (slang)
Russian: доса́да (ru) f (dosáda), неприя́тность (ru) f (neprijátnostʹ), ньюснс m (nʹjusns)
Spanish: disgusto (es) m, irritación (es) f, lata (es) f, molestia (es) f
Swedish: irritationsmoment n

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Ewe: ^{(please verify)} dzikudodo n
French: ^{(please verify)} irritation (fr) f, ^{(please verify)} agacement (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} désagrément (fr) m

References

“annoyance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.