annoyance
noun/əˈnɔɪəns/
/əˈnɔɪəns/
- [uncountable] the feeling of being slightly angry synonym irritation
- He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted.
- Much to our annoyance, they decided not to come after all.
- She stamped her foot in annoyance.
- His behaviour caused great annoyance to his colleagues.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- A flicker of annoyance crossed his face.
- She tried not to show her annoyance.
- He had a look of mild annoyance on his face.
- He wore an expression of pure annoyance.
- Her cheeks flushed with annoyance.
- I dropped out of college, much to the annoyance of my parents.
- I felt some annoyance when he told me his plans.
- She tapped the table with her pen in obvious annoyance.
- She could not hide her annoyance with him over his failure to cooperate.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- intense
- obvious
- …
- flicker
- cause
- feel
- express
- …
- in annoyance
- with annoyance
- annoyance at
- …
- a look of annoyance
- to somebody’s annoyance
- much to somebody’s annoyance
- …
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- [countable] something that makes you slightly angry
- The delay is now shorter but still an annoyance.
- petty annoyances and irritations
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- petty
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French anoiance, from anoier (verb), anoi (noun), based on Latin in odio in the phrase mihi in odio est ‘it is hateful to me’.
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