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Synonyms

• annoyance the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed ; anger produced by some annoying irritation ; an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating ; something or someone that causes trouble; the act of troubling or annoying someone
• irritation the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed ; a sudden outburst of anger; (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland ; an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress ; unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment ; the act of troubling or annoying someone
• vexation anger produced by some annoying irritation ; the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed ; something or someone that causes anxiety; the act of troubling or annoying someone

• “tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork“
• “aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport“
• “found it galling to have to ask permission“
• “an irritating delay“
• “nettlesome paperwork“
• “a pesky mosquito“
• “swarms of pestering gnats“
• “a plaguey newfangled safety catch“
• “a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him“
• “a vexatious child“
• “it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong“

Synonyms

• bothersome causing irritation or annoyance
• galling causing irritation or annoyance
• irritating causing irritation or annoyance; (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; causing physical discomfort
• nettlesome causing irritation or annoyance; easily irritated or annoyed
• pesky causing irritation or annoyance
• pestering causing irritation or annoyance
• pestiferous contaminated with infecting organisms; likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; tending to corrupt or pervert ; causing irritation or annoyance
• plaguy in a disagreeable manner; causing irritation or annoyance
• plaguey in a disagreeable manner; likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; causing irritation or annoyance
• teasing the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); playful vexation; the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb ; playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; causing irritation or annoyance
• vexatious causing irritation or annoyance
• vexing extremely annoying or displeasing; causing irritation or annoyance