annoyance

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++an·noy·ance /əˈnɔɪəns/ noun  1  [uncountable]ANNOY a feeling of slight anger 烦恼，气恼 SYN irritation A look of annoyance crossed her face. 她的脸上掠过一丝不快。to somebody’s annoyance To his annoyance, he discovered they hadn’t waited. 他发现他们没有等他，感到很气恼。in annoyance Kelly shook her head in annoyance. 凯莉气得直摇头。2  [countable]ANNOY something that makes you slightly angry 令人烦恼的事物 Alan found the constant noise of the traffic an annoyance. 艾伦觉得不绝于耳的交通噪音让人心烦。

Examples from the Corpus

annoyance• This quilt is an annoyance, requiring two steps for what should be a one-step process.• It's such an annoyance to have to drive you everywhere.• He looked at me with curiosity and annoyance.• Serena is torn between her sisterly love and her annoyance with Stella's aggressive insecurity.• Small problems can be major annoyances on a long trip.• My annoyance with Michelle was gone.• Added to this is the vibration caused by heavy goods vehicles and the annoyance of air traffic suffered by all city dwellers.• I like to stay up late most nights, much to the annoyance of my girlfriend.• The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.• Some are oversensitive, which leads to annoyance and casts doubt on readings which might not be inaccurate.• Smoking is a tremendous annoyance to non-smokers.in annoyance• He looked in annoyance at the hostess.

an·noy·ance nounChineseSyllable  

slight of Corpus feeling a anger

annoyance
an‧noy‧ance /əˈnɔɪəns/ noun
1. [uncountable] a feeling of slight anger
   SYN  irritation:
    A look of annoyance crossed her face.
    to sb’s annoyance
    To his annoyance, he discovered they hadn’t waited.
    in annoyance
    Kelly shook her head in annoyance.
2. [countable] something that makes you slightly angry:
    Alan found the constant noise of the traffic an annoyance.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ anger a strong emotion that you feel because someone has behaved badly or because a situation seems bad or unfair: Andrea still feels a lot of anger towards her mom, who left when she was a little girl. | I’ve said some things in anger that have almost cost me my marriage.
   ▪ annoyance slight anger or impatience: He expressed annoyance at the way his comments had been misinterpreted. | The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.
   ▪ irritation a feeling of being annoyed and impatient, especially because something keeps happening or someone keeps saying something: He could not hide his irritation at her persistent questioning. | Unwanted sales calls are a source of irritation for many people.
   ▪ frustration a feeling of being annoyed, especially because you cannot do what you want or because you cannot change or control a situation: You can imagine my frustration when I found out that the next bus didn’t leave till 4 hours later. | There is a growing sense of frustration over the situation in Burma. | The government has expressed frustration at the slow legal process.
   ▪ exasperation a feeling of being very annoyed because you cannot control a situation, learn to do something, or understand something, even though you are trying very hard: Isaac sighed in exasperation. | Exasperation at the team’s lack of success was evident among the fans.
   ▪ resentment anger because you think you are being treated badly or unfairly: The sudden increase in the numbers of immigrants has caused resentment among local people.
   ▪ indignation anger and surprise about an unfair situation: His voice sounded full of indignation. | The scandal caused righteous indignation among opposition politicians.
   ▪ ill/bad feeling anger between two people because of something that has happened: I had no ill feeling towards him.
   ▪ rancour British English, rancor American English formal a feeling of anger and hatred towards someone who you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past: Even though he had lost the court case, he had shown no rancour.
   ▪ spleen formal anger, especially anger that is unreasonable: He vented his spleen (=said why he was angry)against the airline in an article in the Times.

an·noy·anceBrE /əˈnɔɪəns/ 🔊NAmE /əˈnɔɪəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the feeling of being slightly angry 恼怒；生气；烦恼 SYN irritation ◆He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted. 他因受扰而难掩怒色。🔊🔊◆Much to our annoyance, they decided not to come after all. 他们最终决定不来，使我们很生气。🔊🔊◆She stamped her foot in annoyance. 她气得直跺脚。🔊🔊 [countable] something that makes you slightly angry 使人烦恼的事；令人生气的事物◆The delay is now shorter but still an annoyance.延迟的时间现在变短了，但还是让人厌烦。