annoyance

/əˈnɔɪ.əns/
noun 3

Collocations

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1

(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.

2

(noun.) thing that annoys

ADJ

minor, petty

Traffic jams and lost keys are minor annoyances that happen to everyone.

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