annoyance
noun
an·noy·ance
ə-ˈnȯi-ən(t)s 
Examples of annoyance in a Sentence
She expressed annoyance at the slow service.
they have an unlisted number in the hopes that it will reduce the constant annoyance by telemarketers
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These scams are not random annoyances.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Van Halen were the first major band to openly praise us, and that led the way for most metal bands to cite us as influences, much to the annoyance of the now-defunct critics.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 June 2026
Underpinning it all, and a big part of why Grella’s words touched a raw nerve, is a spiky rivalry between the two sporting nations that carries some angst and underdog annoyance, and has the Australian public and national team genuinely irked.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Everything about the place signals a level of unrestricted aesthetic devotion at which money seems almost an abstract annoyance.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Van Halen were the first major band to openly praise us, and that led the way for most metal bands to cite us as influences, much to the annoyance of the now-defunct critics.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 June 2026
Underpinning it all, and a big part of why Grella’s words touched a raw nerve, is a spiky rivalry between the two sporting nations that carries some angst and underdog annoyance, and has the Australian public and national team genuinely irked.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Everything about the place signals a level of unrestricted aesthetic devotion at which money seems almost an abstract annoyance.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for annoyance
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“Annoyance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoyance. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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annoyance
noun
an·noy·ance
ə-ˈnȯi-ən(t)s
1
a
: the act of annoying
b
: the feeling of being annoyed
2
: a source of annoyance : nuisance
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