annoyance
/əˈnɔɪ.əns/ noun B1- 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.
- An act or instance of annoying.
- The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated. · feeling mild annoyance
Plural annoyances
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Holmes’s face showed his disappointment and annoyance.
I had rather not be the man that crossed him!” He was cordial and intimate with Douglas, and he was no less friendly with his wife—a friendship which more than once seemed to cause some irritation to the husband, so that even the servants were able to perceive his annoyance.
Today, for example, its surface was broken by a very unexpected ripple, which has caused our friend considerable perplexity and annoyance.
“I know nothing for certain; only I have seen things which induce me to believe, as I told you, that the future captain will find some annoyance in the vicinity of the Vieilles Infirmeries.”
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