annoyance

== English == === Alternative forms === annoyaunce (obsolete) annoying (obsolete) annoyment (nonstandard) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈnɔɪ.əns/ Hyphenation: an‧noy‧ance === Noun === annoyance (countable and uncountable, plural annoyances) (countable) That which annoys. (countable) An act or instance of annoying. (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated. ==== Synonyms ==== nark Boy ==== Translations ==== === References === “annoyance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.