26984 words

annoyance

2 definitions • 3 examples
1
the feeling or state of being annoyed:

Examples:

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.
2
something that makes you annoyed:

Examples:

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

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