annoyance

English

Alternative forms

• annoyaunce (obsolete)
• annoying (obsolete)
• annoyment (nonstandard)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /əˈnɔɪ.əns/

Noun

annoyance (countable and uncountable, plural annoyances)

1. (countable) That which annoys.

   Having to wait 45 minutes for the bus is a real annoyance, but it's the only way to get to work.

2. (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
3. (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

   feeling mild annoyance

   • 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 273:

     ‘I’m not annoyed with you,’ Lizzie said, putting a hand on Dimple’s shoulder. ‘Well, I am. But you’re my sister. So the annoyance is nothing new.’

Synonyms

• nark

Translations

the psychological state of being annoyed or irritated

• Bulgarian: раздразне́ние (bg) n (razdraznénie)
• Czech: zlost f, zloba f, rozmrzelost f
• Danish: irritation c
• East Central German: Aarchr m
• Finnish: harmitus, keljutus, kenkutus
• French: ennui (fr) f
• German: Verärgerung (de) f, Verdruss (de) m
• Greek: ενόχληση (el) f (enóchlisi)

  Ancient: ὄχλησις f (ókhlēsis)

• Interlingua: enoio
• Italian: noia (it) f, fastidio (it) m, disturbo (it) m
• Latin: molestia f
• Maori: whanowhanoā
• Middle English: vexacioun
• Plautdietsch: Spiet m
• Polish: zdenerwowanie (pl) n, wnerwienie n
• Portuguese: irritação (pt) f
• Romanian: enervare (ro) f
• Russian: раздраже́ние (ru) n (razdražénije), раздражённость f (razdražónnostʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: razdraženost (sh)
• Spanish: enojo (es) m, irritación (es) f
• Swedish: irritation (sv) c

an act or instance of annoying

• Bulgarian: дразне́не (bg) n (draznéne), закачане (bg) n (zakačane)
• Danish: irriterende handling c
• Finnish: ärsyttäminen (fi)
• German: Ärger (de) m
• Greek: ενόχληση (el) f (enóchlisi)

  Ancient: ὄχλησις f (ókhlēsis)

• Hebrew: הצקה f (hátsáká)
• Italian: annoiamento f, irritazione (it) f
• Latin: vexātiō f, molestia f
• Malayalam: ശല്യം (ml) (śalyaṁ)
• Middle English: anoyaunce
• Polish: denerwowanie (pl) n, wnerwianie n
• Portuguese: irritação (pt) f
• Russian: надоеда́ние (ru) n (nadojedánije)
• Spanish: fastidio (es) m
• Swahili: kero (sw)

that which annoys and causes a status of annoyance

• Arabic: إِزْعَاج m (ʔizʕāj)
• Bengali: জ্বালাতন (bn) (jalatôn)
• Bulgarian: доса́да (bg) f (dosáda), раздразне́ние (bg) n (razdraznénie)
• Catalan: molèstia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 煩惱／烦恼 (zh) (fánnǎo)

• Danish: irritationsmoment n
• Dutch: ergernis (nl) f
• Esperanto: agacaĵo, malagrablaĵo
• Finnish: riesa (fi), kiusa (fi)
• French: ennui (fr) m, nuisance (fr) f
• German: Ärger (de) m, Ärgernis (de) n
• Greek: ενόχληση (el) f (enóchlisi)

  Ancient: ὄχλησις f (ókhlēsis), ἀχθηδών f (akhthēdṓn)

• Hungarian: bosszúság (hu)
• Italian: annoiatura f, seccatura (it) f, scocciatura (it) f, fastidio (it) m
• Japanese: 迷惑 (ja) (めいわく, meiwaku)
• Kabuverdianu: ingisu
• Latin: vexātiō f, molestia f
• Malayalam: ശല്യം (ml) (śalyaṁ)
• Maori: kūrakuraku
• Middle English: vexacioun
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: irritasjon m

  Nynorsk: irritasjon m

• Plautdietsch: Ploag f
• Portuguese: irritação (pt) f, pedra no sapato f (slang)
• Russian: доса́да (ru) f (dosáda), неприя́тность (ru) f (neprijátnostʹ), ньюснс m (nʹjusns)
• Spanish: disgusto (es) m, irritación (es) f, lata (es) f, molestia (es) f
• Swedish: irritationsmoment n

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Ewe: ^{(please verify)} dzikudodo n
• French: ^{(please verify)} irritation (fr) f, ^{(please verify)} agacement (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} désagrément (fr) m

References

• “annoyance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.