Annoyance

/əˈnɔɪ.əns/ noun

Definition

Annoyance is the feeling of being slightly angry or bothered by someone or something. It can also refer to the thing that causes that feeling.

Etymology

From Old French 'anoier' meaning 'to trouble' or 'to irritate', from Latin 'inodiare' meaning 'to make hateful'. The noun form 'annoyance' developed in Middle English.

Kelly Says

Annoyance is like low-level anger—just enough to tug at your attention, but not enough to explode. A lot of stress in modern life isn’t big crises; it’s a thousand small annoyances slowly draining your mental battery.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማበሳጨት
ma-be-sa-chet
ARالعربية
إزعاج
iz-aaj
BNবাংলা
বিরক্তি
bi-rok-ti
CSČeština
otrava
o-tra-va
DADansk
irritation
ir-ri-ta-shon
DEDeutsch
Ärger
AIR-ger
ELΕλληνικά
ενόχληση
e-no-khli-si
ESEspañol
molestia
mo-LES-tee-ah
FAفارسی
آزار
aa-zaar
FISuomi
ärsytys
ar-sy-tys
FRFrançais
agacement
ah-gahs-MAHN
GUGU
પરેશાની
pa-re-shaa-ni
HAHA
bacin rai
ba-chin rai
HEעברית
עצבנות
ats-ba-nut
HIहिन्दी
परेशानी
pa-re-shaa-ni
HUMagyar
bosszúság
bos-shu-shaag
IDBahasa Indonesia
gangguan
gang-gu-an
IGIG
iwe
i-we
ITItaliano
fastidio
fas-TEE-dee-oh
JA日本語
迷惑
mei-wa-ku
KKKK
ашу
a-shu
KMKM
ការរំខាន
kaa rom-kaan
KO한국어
짜증
jja-jeung
MRMR
त्रास
traas
MSBahasa Melayu
gangguan
gang-gu-an
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်အနှောင့်အယှက်
seit-a-hnaung-a-hyet
NLNederlands
ergernis
AIR-kher-nis
NONorsk
irritasjon
ir-ri-ta-shon
PAPA
ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ
pa-re-shaa-ni
PLPolski
irytacja
i-ry-ta-tsya
PTPortuguês
aborrecimento
ah-bo-re-see-MEN-too
RORomână
supărare
su-pa-ra-re
RUРусский
раздражение
raz-dra-zhe-ni-ye
SVSvenska
irritation
ir-ri-ta-shon
SWKiswahili
uchoshi
u-cho-shi
TAதமிழ்
எரிச்சல்
e-ri-chal
TEతెలుగు
చిరాకు
chi-raa-ku
THไทย
ความรำคาญ
kwam ram-kaan
TLTL
inis
i-nis
TRTürkçe
rahatsızlık
ra-hat-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
роздратування
roz-dra-tu-van-nya
URاردو
تنگی
tan-gi
VITiếng Việt
sự khó chịu
su kho chiu
YOYO
ibinu
i-bi-nu
ZH中文
烦恼
fan-nao
ZUZU
ukucasula
u-ku-ca-su-la

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