annoyance (noun)

  • 71grief — noun 1》 intense sorrow, especially caused by someone s death.     ↘an instance or cause of intense sorrow. 2》 informal trouble or annoyance. Phrases come to grief have an accident; meet with disaster. good grief! an exclamation of surprise or… …

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  • 72indignation — noun annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment. Origin ME: from L. indignatio(n ), from indignari regard as unworthy …

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  • 73interference — noun 1》 the action of interfering or process of being interfered with. 2》 Physics the combination of two or more waveforms to form a resultant wave in which the displacement is either reinforced or cancelled.     ↘disturbance to radio signals… …

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  • 74nuisance — noun a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance. ↘Law an act which is harmful or offensive to the public or a member of it and for which there is a legal remedy. Origin ME (in the sense injury ): from OFr., hurt , based on L. nocere to… …

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  • 75terror — noun 1》 extreme fear.     ↘the use of terror to intimidate people.     ↘a cause of terror.     ↘(the Terror) the period of the French Revolution when the ruling Jacobin faction ruthlessly executed anyone considered a threat to their regime. 2》… …

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  • 76thorn — noun 1》 a stiff, sharp pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant. 2》 a thorny bush, shrub, or tree, especially a hawthorn. 3》 an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, representing the dental fricatives δ and θ,… …

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  • 77impatience — noun (U) 1 annoyance at having to accept delays, other people s weaknesses etc: Fiona s impatience with her slower students was beginning to show. 2 great eagerness for something to happen, especially something that is going to happen soon …

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  • 78nuisance — noun 1 (countable usually singular) a person, thing, or situation that annoys you or causes problems: Those dogs next door are a thorough nuisance. | What a nuisance! spoken: What a nuisance! I ve forgotten my ticket. | make a nuisance of… …

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  • 79son of a bitch sonofabitch — noun spoken, especially AmE 1 (C) an impolite expression meaning a man or object that you are very angry or annoyed with: That son of a bitch isn t going to get away with this! 2 son of a bitch! an impolite expression of annoyance: Son of a… …

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  • 80visibility — noun (U) 1 how far it is possible to see, especially when this is affected by weather conditions: Visibility is down to 20 metres due to heavy fog. | good/poor visibility: The search for survivors was abandoned because of poor visibility. 2 the… …

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