annoyance

noun

an·noy·ance | \ ə-ˈnȯi-ən(t)s

Definition of annoyance

1 : the act of annoying someone or of being annoyed

2 : the state or feeling of being annoyed : vexation She couldn't hide her annoyance.

3 : a source of vexation or irritation : nuisance The delay was a minor annoyance.

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Examples of annoyance in a Sentence

She expressed annoyance at the slow service. they have an unlisted number in the hopes that it will reduce the constant annoyance by telemarketers

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But the cause of greatest annoyance to Japan are rulings last autumn by South Korea’s Supreme Court against two Japanese industrial giants that conscripted Koreans during the war. — The Economist, "Relations between Japan and South Korea are fraying alarmingly," 20 July 2019 Had the food been subpar, the wait would have tipped us into annoyance. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Good Company finds niche with well-made, affordable sandwiches," 20 June 2019 During the game, ESPN captured Curran leaning over Beyoncé to talk to Jay-Z, and many people interpreted the singer's facial expression as one of annoyance. — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, "Nicole Curran, The Woman "Shaded" By Beyoncé, Defends Herself Amid Online Harassment," 7 June 2019 Trailers still autoplay, for example, which is a feature many Netflix subscribers have asked the company to remove out of general annoyance. — Julia Alexander, The Verge, "Netflix is testing a scroll-based Extras category for its mobile app," 5 June 2019 Fortunately, there is a world outside of China, a world in which good people still want to keep the memory of Tiananmen alive by retelling the story of what happened there, much to the Chinese government’s annoyance. — Helen Raleigh, National Review, "Thirty Years after Tiananmen, China Is Still Unwilling to Tell the Truth," 4 June 2019 The co-working space removes the administrative annoyances of running an office. — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, "They See It. They Like It. They Want It. They Rent It.," 8 June 2019 Now Jimmie frets over his family’s lost castle, to the annoyance of the current residents, a white baby-boomer couple, who themselves could not afford to buy it off the open market. — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, "“The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and the Fear of Being Erased," 7 June 2019 Enter Henderson, much to the annoyance of many Reds fans on social media. — SI.com, "Jordan Henderson: How the Former Scapegoat Became a Liverpool Legend," 4 June 2019

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