-ȯiən(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English anoiaunce, from Middle French anoiance, enuiance, from Old French, from anoier, enuier + -ance
1. : the act of annoying or of being annoyed
her constant annoyance of her grandmother
2. : the state or feeling of being annoyed : vexation , irritation
he gave up the search and went on with rising annoyance to find the address — Ethel Wilson
3. : a source of vexation or irritation : bothersome disturbance : nuisance
these attacks had proved to be an annoyance rather than a menace — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich
plaster cracks and other annoyances — J.R.Dalzell