annoyance
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
annoy/əˈnɔɪ/
▶verb
- 1 make slightly angry.
- 2 archaic harm or attack repeatedly.
– derivatives
annoyance noun,
annoyer noun,
annoying adjective,
annoyingly adverb.
annoyance noun,
annoyer noun,
annoying adjective,
annoyingly adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. anoier (v.), anoi (n.), based on L. in odio in the phr. mihi in odio est ‘it is hateful to me’.
'annoyance' also found in these Oxford entries:
anger
- annoy
- antisocial
- bane
- bind
- blast
- blasted
- bleeding
- blessed
- blinking
- blooming
- brother
- bugger
- chafe
- chagrin
- Chrissake
- complain
- confound
- confounded
- curse
- cursed
- dash
- devil
- dickens
- displeasure
- drat
- flaming
- flip
- flipping
- flounce
- fuck
- fudge
- gadzooks
- gall
- grief
- hell
- huff
- indignant
- indignation
- interference
- irritant
- Jeez
- might
- naff
- nettlesome
- niggle
- nuisance
- peeve
- perishing
- pish
