Annoyment

/əˈnɔɪmənt/ noun

Definition

The state of being annoyed or irritated; something that causes annoyance.

Etymology

From annoy (from Old French anoier, meaning 'to harm or injure') + -ment (suffix forming nouns of action or state). The -ment suffix evolved in English to denote the result or product of an action.

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While 'annoyment' isn't common in modern English—we usually say 'annoyance'—it reveals how English speakers constantly experiment with word-building, adding suffixes to create new emotional descriptions.

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