English Explanatory Dictionary

annoyance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which annoys.
  2. An act or instance of annoying.
  3. The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

Pronunciation

/əˈnɔɪ.əns/ En-us-annoyance.ogg

Word forms

annoyance annoyances annoyaunce annoying annoyment

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Proto-Italic *odjom Latin odium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin inodiāre Old French anoier Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ance Old French anoiancebor. Middle English anoyaunce English annoyance 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.

Synonyms

nark Boy annoyance bother exasperation frustration irritation vexation

Related words

chagrin disappointment pique annoy annoyed annoying nuisance
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