annoyance

«annoyance» in Mova's school dictionary: the feeling of being a little angry or cross because… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (annoyance — uncountable; an annoyance, annoyances)

meaning for a pupil

1) Annoyance is the feeling of being a little angry or cross because something bothers you. tree →

2) An annoyance is a thing or person that bothers you. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it names a character's mild anger: «to her annoyance», «with annoyance». In everyday life small annoyances are things like a buzzing fly, a slow computer, or a dripping tap. In social lessons pupils learn to say calmly what annoys them.

examples

• To my annoyance, the bus left just as I arrived. tree →
• The buzzing fly was a big annoyance. tree →
• He sighed with annoyance when the computer froze. tree →
• Loud music at night is an annoyance to neighbours. tree →
• She hid her annoyance and smiled. tree →
• Wet socks are a small annoyance. tree →
• Soon afterwards Hera, to her extreme annoyance, discovered whom she had nursed, and became filled with jealous rage. tree →

note

Verb: annoy; adjectives: annoyed (how you feel), annoying (what causes it). «I am annoyed» (not «I am annoying», which means you annoy others). Annoyance is weaker than anger. Spelled with double n and «-ance».

In the corpora

• "For heaven's sake" is a polite way of saying "for God's sake", said in annoyance.
• "Jeez" is a mild word used instead of "Jesus", said in surprise or annoyance.
• "For crying out loud" is a mild way of saying "for Christ's sake", showing annoyance.
• "For Pete's sake" is a mild way of saying "for God's sake", showing annoyance.
• "Fiddlesticks!" is an old-fashioned mild word for annoyance instead of a real swear.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «annoyance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.