annoyance

Definition

  • noun: slight anger
  • noun: the act of 'annoying' or of being 'annoyed'
  • synonyms: molestation, vexation, annoy

Examples

  • They were late again, (much) 'to our annoyance'. [=it annoyed us that they were late again]

  • She shook her head 'in annoyance'. [=in a way that showed she was annoyed]

  • The long wait at the restaurant was a minor 'annoyance'. [='nuisance']

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) to pick up the letters. That'll give you the grounds to make the arrest. You get him, and we get away. To the Germans, that last will be just a minor annoyance. There's still something I don't understand. Miss Lund, she is very beautiful, yes... ...but you were never interested (..)
    1942 Casablanca