Word Finder - annoyance

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That which annoys.

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An act or instance of annoying.

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The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

The reasons for his annoyance are now well known.

She couldn't help feeling familiar annoyance at him as she turned away from him.

The dust caused much annoyance whenever there was any wind.

He turned, his expression a mixture of annoyance and surprise.

They must have stores there, said my wife, annoyance ringing in her voice.

Occasionally a little breeze puffed in but it was more of an annoyance than a help, scattering papers and patience in a hot breath of sweat and exhaust.

It ought to be something of an annoyance to him if everybody keeps hounding him to do something he so obviously don't want to do.

She tucked the minor annoyance to the back of her mind.

Inexplicable relief overshadowed the usual annoyance at that idea.

Their daring grew with their numbers, and at last they came to be a constant annoyance to all their neighbours, both Christian and Mussulman, frequently involving Poland in dangerous and unprofitable wars with the Ottoman Empire.

In large halls the words of a speaker are echoed or reflected from flat walls or roof or floor; and these reflected sounds follow the direct sounds at such an interval that syllables and words overlap, to the confusion of the speech and the annoyance of the audience.

His chief defect was an over-sensitiveness, leading to peevish and unreasonable behaviour in his private and official relations, to hasty and unbalanced judgments of persons and things that had given him annoyance, and to a despondency and discouragement which frustrated the great good he might have effected as a philosophic critic of public affairs.

An expression of annoyance showed itself for a moment on his face on first recognizing Rostov.

While the pair was a definite annoyance to the Parkside police, the two were seldom a serious problem...

She turned away, not even trying to hide her annoyance.

Polymitarcys virgo, which, though not found in England, occurs in many parts of Europe (and is common at Paris), emerges from the water soon after sunset, and continues for several hours in such myriads as to resemble snow showers, putting out lights, and causing inconvenience to man, and annoyance to horses by entering their nostrils.

The very few Ottoman guns which had been causing the freshly disembarked troops a good deal of annoyance during the 7th had been withdrawn for fear of capture, the defenders fully expecting a forward move by the Allies.

As the feast took place "on mid-winter's day" the annoyance of those who were without would be intelligible.

For this reason the admiralty decided against the plan, much to the inventor's annoyance, especially as orders to remove the protectors already fitted were issued in June 1825, immediately after he had announced to the Royal Society the full success of his remedy.

Cesare then returned to Rome, where his father wished him to assist Giuffre in reducing the last Orsini strongholds; this for some reason he was unwilling to do, much to Alexander's annoyance, but he eventually marched out, captured Ceri and made peace with Giulio Orsini, who surrendered Bracciano.

The national jealousy of foreigners, was at first a source of annoyance to him; but such prejudices were gradually disarmed by the inoffensiveness of his demeanour.

In spite of the discouraging conditions in which they found themselves, and of the constant annoyance suffered from hostile artillery fire, the troops were in fair heart, while the tactical efficiency of the recently created divisions, which had not been of a high standard when they arrived in the theatre of war, had appreciably progressed.

Sarah replied amiably, ignoring his obvious annoyance.

On Louis declining the honour, it devolved on Joseph, king of Naples, who vacated that throne for the benefit of Murat - a source of disappointment and annoyance to both.

It was left to accumulate in vast heaps about ginhouses, to the annoyance of the farmer and the injury of his premises.

Much to the annoyance of the people of the Dominion the claims for the Fenian raids were withdrawn at the request of the British government, which undertook to make good to Canada any losses she had suffered.

The thickening of the epidermis in the hands and feet, which occurs from constant use, is nature's provision for meeting the extra wear to which these parts are subjected by much use; but pressure is apt to cause the defensive process to be carried too far, and to lead to corns, which give rise to much pain and annoyance.

Doctrinally they stood not so much for a theology as for a refusal of theology, and, rejecting the practical liberalism of Paul, became the natural heirs of those early Judaizers who had caused the apostle so much annoyance and trouble.

This state of things was regarded with the utmost annoyance by the British court and by most of the British ministers.

Martha is stunning by every standard known to man, but acts oblivious to her beauty, as if it's an annoyance while doing her own thing.

However, most of these faults caused annoyance rather than loss of service.

Well, if you are in love, marry him! said the countess, with a laugh of annoyance.

With irritability, you are more likely to respond with annoyance or a criticism, than to start yelling.

Skimpy bikinis are a blessing to some and an annoyance to others.

While the pair was a definite annoyance to the Parkside police, the two were seldom a serious problem, principally because they were too stupid to get away with much, and their size—six­-feet-five and at least 500 pounds between them—made escaping detection difficult.

Park with care â avoid the annoyance of a ticket!

A flashing light warns about this, but surely the traditional blocking mechanism could have been implemented to prevent the annoyance?

I look at it from every angle in order to find out why my response is mild annoyance or absolute rage.

Another slight annoyance is the occasional spike in difficulty.

What can I do to ensure the alarm does not cause unnecessary annoyance to my neighbors?

Female adult bot flies resemble bees and are often a considerable annoyance to the horse when laying eggs.

In practice, this corresponds to a reduction in noise annoyance of around 75% .

In residential areas, this causes annoyance to occupants of houses ahead of the vehicle.

The Department for Transport argues that ' the onset of community annoyance ' sets in when noise averages out at 57 decibels.

The arts of Tyrrel occasioned both a good deal of annoyance, by false representations calculated to excite their mutual jealousy.

It may confidently be asserted that, of insects which directly or indirectly affect the welfare of man, Diptera form the vast majority, and it is a moot point whether the good effected by many species in the rapid clearing away of animal and vegetable impurities, and in keeping other insect enemies in check, counterbalances the evil and annoyance wrought by a large section of the Order.

This retort caused Nelson annoyance which he did not attempt to conceal, but he justly concluded that he had nothing further to do at Reval, and therefore returned down the Baltic. Nelson remained with the fleet till he was relieved at his own request, and was able to sail for England on the 18th of June.

Olga, go and see whether Uncle's beef tea is ready--it is almost time, she added, giving Pierre to understand that they were busy, and busy making his father comfortable, while evidently he, Pierre, was only busy causing him annoyance.

Traveling alone or with your partner clearing airport security can be a major annoyance, but add a child or two and clearing security can become disastrous.

Sadly, this howling represents only a small portion of a cat owner's annoyance.