annoyance meaning and definition

ANNOYANCE noun

Definition of annoyance (noun)

1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
   • synonyms: botheration, irritation, vexation
2. anger produced by some annoying irritation
   • synonyms: chafe, vexation
3. an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
   • synonyms: aggravator
4. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
   • "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
5. the act of troubling or annoying someone
   • synonyms: annoying, irritation, vexation