annoyance
Collocations
15(noun.) feeling of being annoyed
ADJ
deep, great, intense
She felt a great annoyance when her flight was delayed for the third time.
obvious
His obvious annoyance grew when the Wi-Fi kept disconnecting during the meeting.
QUANT
flicker
She felt a flicker of annoyance when her friend arrived late again.
surge
A sudden surge of annoyance washed over her when he interrupted the meeting again.
VERB + ANNOYANCE
cause
The loud construction noise outside caused considerable annoyance to everyone trying to work.
feel
She felt a growing annoyance as her colleague kept interrupting during the meeting.
express, show
He expressed his annoyance when the flight was delayed for the third time that day.
conceal, hide
PREP
in ~
Sarah frowned in annoyance when her bus arrived twenty minutes late again.
with ~
He sighed with annoyance when his flight was delayed for the third time that day.
~ at/over, ~ with
She expressed her annoyance at the constant delays in the bus service.
PHRASES
a look of annoyance
She noticed a look of annoyance cross her teacher's face when the student arrived late again.
a source of annoyance
The noise from the construction site next door has been a source of annoyance for weeks now.
(much) to sb's annoyance
The meeting started late, much to the annoyance of everyone waiting outside.
(noun.) thing that annoys
ADJ
minor, petty
Traffic jams and lost keys are minor annoyances that happen to everyone.