annoyance

1 the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another they have an unlisted number in the hopes that it will reduce the constant annoyance by telemarketers Synonyms of annoyance aggravation, bedevilment, botheration, bothering, bugging, disturbance, harassment, harrying, importunity, pestering, teasing, vexation Words Related to annoyance aggro [British], molestation, offense (or offence), persecution, provocation, torment, torture; devilment, devilry, mischief

2 the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts Carlene made known her annoyance at having to pick up her sister's dirty clothes Synonyms of annoyance aggravation, aggro [British], bother, botheration, exasperation, frustration, grief, irritation, pip [chiefly British], vexation Words Related to annoyance agitation, discomfort, displeasure, distress, disturbance, upset; irritability, irritableness, peeve, perturbation, pet, pique, resentment, snappishness, trouble; anger, angriness, chafe, dander, dudgeon, gall, huff, indignation, irateness, ire, outrage, umbrage Near Antonyms of annoyance delight, pleasure

3 something that is a source of irritation flashing ads, visual clutter, and other annoyances that are the price for free information on the Internet Synonyms of annoyance aggravation, aggro [British], bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation Words Related to annoyance discomfort, fleabite, pinprick; affront, insult, offense (or offence); upset, worry; affliction, albatross, burden, cross, curse, menace, millstone, plague, sore; anxiety, plight, predicament, tribulation, trouble; hang-up, pet peeve, problem; annoyer, disturber, harasser, mischief, offender; pandora's box Near Antonyms of annoyance delight, joy, pleasure

4 one who is obnoxiously annoying younger brothers can be an annoyance sometimes Synonyms of annoyance nuisance, annoyer, bother, gadfly, gnawer, nudnik (also nudnick), pain, persecutor, pest, tease, teaserWords Related to annoyance headache; harrier, heckler, interrupter (also interruptor); hassle, plague; harasser, molester, tormentor (also tormenter), torturerNear Antonyms of annoyance charmer, smoothy (or smoothie); comforter, solacer, soother