annoyance

annoyance
I
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A feeling of annoyance]
Syn. vexation, irritation, pique, uneasiness, disgust, displeasure, provocation, nervousness, irascibility, exasperation, ferment, indignation, sullenness, sulkiness, bad humor, touchiness, perturbation, moodiness, mortification, worry, distress, unhappiness, discontent, heartache, misery, aches and pains, dissatisfaction, impatience, peevishness, aggravation*.
Ant. pleasure*, joy, delight.
2. [A source of annoyance]
Syn. irritant, inconvenience, nuisance; see difficulty 1 , 2 , trouble 2 .
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act of annoying: botheration, bothering, exasperation, harassment, irritation, pestering, provocation, vexation. See FEELINGS, PAIN. 2. The feeling of being annoyed: aggravation, bother, botheration, exasperation, irritation, vexation. See FEELINGS, PAIN. 3. Something that annoys: aggravation, besetment, bother, irritant, irritation, nuisance, peeve, plague, torment, vexation. See FEELINGS, PAIN.

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