annoyance

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /əˈnɔɪ.əns/ See IPA manual

Freq #29839

Meanings

1

noun
The feeling of being slightly angry or impatient.

She sighed with annoyance when the bus was late again.
2

noun
Something or someone that makes you slightly angry or impatient.

Having to wait so long for the train is a real annoyance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the feeling of being... irritation vexation

2 noun · something or someone that... bother nuisance pain

More boy exasperation frustrationnark

Word family

Forms annoyances

Related forms annoy annoyed annoying chagrin disappointment nuisance pique

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English anoyaunce (rare form of noyaunce), from Old French anuiance, anoiance, from the verb anuier (“to cause problems”), equivalent to annoy + -ance. Compare French ennui.

anoyaunce Middle English anuiance Old French

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# annoyance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈnɔɪ.əns/
**Frequency rank:** 29839

## Meanings
1. The feeling of being slightly angry or impatient.
2. Something or someone that makes you slightly angry or impatient.

## Examples
- She sighed with annoyance when the bus was late again.
- Having to wait so long for the train is a real annoyance.

## Synonyms
- bother
- boy
- exasperation
- frustration
- irritation
- nark
- vexation

## Related Forms
- annoy
- annoyed
- annoying
- chagrin
- disappointment
- nuisance
- pique

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: anoyaunce
- Root: anuiance

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English anoyaunce (rare form of noyaunce), from Old French anuiance, anoiance, from the verb anuier (“to cause problems”), equivalent to annoy + -ance. Compare French ennui.

## AI Etymology
Annoyance is inherited from Middle English anoyaunce (rare form of noyaunce), from Old French anuiance, anoiance, from the verb anuier (“to cause problems”), equivalent to annoy plus -ance. Compare French ennui. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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