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English noun: annoyance | |||
| 1. | annoyance (state) the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed | ||
| Synonyms | botheration, irritation, vexation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bummer, huff, impatience, miff, pinprick, restlessness, seeing red, snit | ||
| 2. | annoyance (feeling) anger produced by some annoying irritation | ||
| Synonyms | chafe, vexation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anger, choler, ire | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aggravation, displeasure, exasperation, frustration, harassment, irritation, pique, temper, torment | ||
| 3. | annoyance (person) an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating | ||
| Synonyms | aggravator | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
| 4. | annoyance (cognition) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness | ||
| Samples | Washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer. A bit of a bother. He's not a friend, he's an infliction. | ||
| Synonyms | bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | negative stimulus | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | irritant, nuisance, plague, thorn | ||
| 5. | annoyance (act) the act of troubling or annoying someone | ||
| Synonyms | annoying, irritation, vexation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mistreatment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exasperation, red flag | ||
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