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# annoyance

noun (annoyance — uncountable; an annoyance, annoyances)

«annoyance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Annoyance is the feeling of being a little angry or cross because something bothers you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/#m1)
2. An annoyance is a thing or person that bothers you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories it names a character's mild anger: «to her annoyance», «with annoyance». In everyday life small annoyances are things like a buzzing fly, a slow computer, or a dripping tap. In social lessons pupils learn to say calmly what annoys them.

### Examples

- To my annoyance, the bus left just as I arrived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/#x1)
- The buzzing fly was a big annoyance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/#x2)
- He sighed with annoyance when the computer froze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/#x3)
- Loud music at night is an annoyance to neighbours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/#x4)
- She hid her annoyance and smiled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/#x5)
- Wet socks are a small annoyance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/#x6)
- Soon afterwards Hera, to her extreme annoyance, discovered whom she had nursed, and became filled with jealous rage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/#x7)

### Note

Verb: annoy; adjectives: annoyed (how you feel), annoying (what causes it). «I am annoyed» (not «I am annoying», which means you annoy others). Annoyance is weaker than anger. Spelled with double n and «-ance».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «annoyance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«annoyance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/annoyance.html) on Mova free.