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Annoyance

The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.

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Narrower term 17

Aggravation 76% connected

The act of aggravating, or making worse; -- used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional t…

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Bummer 76% connected

An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.

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Displeasure 76% connected

The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which oppos…

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Exasperation 76% connected

The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

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Frustration 76% connected

The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs

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Harassment 76% connected

The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety.

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Huff 76% connected

To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.

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Impatience 76% connected

The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restless…

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Irritant 76% connected

Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.

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Irritation 76% connected

The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially,…

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Miff 76% connected

A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense.

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Nuisance 76% connected

That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.

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Pique 76% connected

A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.

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Plague 76% connected

That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation.

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Temper 76% connected

To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to…

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Thorn 76% connected

A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.

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Torment 76% connected

An engine for casting stones.

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Anger 76% connected

Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc.

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Choler 76% connected

The bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility.

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Ire 76% connected

Anger; wrath.

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Mistreatment 76% connected

Wrong treatment.

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Derivationally related 8

Annoy 74% connected

To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.

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Annoy 74% connected

To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.

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Bother 74% connected

To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

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Bother 74% connected

To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

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Rag 74% connected

To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

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Rag 74% connected

To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

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Trouble 74% connected

To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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Trouble 74% connected

To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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Synonym 9

Annoying 92% connected

of Annoy

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Bother 92% connected

To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

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Botheration 92% connected

The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation.

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Chafe 92% connected

To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

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Infliction 92% connected

The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.

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Irritation 92% connected

The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially,…

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Nuisance 92% connected

That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.

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Pain 92% connected

Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil inflicted as a punishment for crime, or connected with the commission of a crime; penalty.

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Vexation 92% connected

The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.

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