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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Others feel that the fame has gotten to his head, rendering him unable to deal with minor in-game annoyances. — Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, "In 2018, Ninja became Twitch’s first mainstream star," 20 Dec. 2018 The sound of a CD skipping was an ever-present annoyance for a generation of music listeners, raised on Discmans and boomboxes. — Robert Spuhler, SFChronicle.com, "Sylvan Esso enjoys the glow of sophomore album," 11 July 2018 So the filibuster is a momentary annoyance for the Republicans. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Chuck Schumer Is Secretly Sabotaging the Next Democratic President," 28 June 2018 The worst road trip annoyances and what to do about them ► December 2016: Noticing more potholes? — USA TODAY, "Speed, not pothole, causes traffic death in Michigan, police say," 20 Feb. 2018 The Office staff congregated in annoyance, triggered by Michael Scott’s unorthodox corporate culture. — Shana Gohd, Harper's BAZAAR, "Your Biggest Dislikes Could Be the Secret to Finding Love," 12 June 2017 What began as an annoyance in my childhood has become a bit of a love affair in adulthood. — Kate Bigam, Country Living, "Why I'll Never Let Emails and Texts Replace Thank You Notes," 10 Nov. 2015 And spam went from being a minor little annoyance to more like 50-80 percent of email traffic. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Why Uber will win the scooter wars," 6 Aug. 2018 Instagram on Tuesday unveiled Checkout, a new feature that lets users make purchases inside the app without the annoyance of ever leaving Facebook's warm embrace. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Instagram's New Shopping Feature Makes it Easier Than Ever to Never Leave Facebook," 20 Mar. 2019

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