1. ​[uncountable] the feeling of being slightly angry
   1. Much to our annoyance, they decided not to come after all.
   2. She stamped her foot in annoyance.
   3. Synonym
      1. irritation n.
   4. Collocations
      1. adjective
         1. great
         2. intense
         3. obvious
      2. … of annoyance
         1. flicker
      3. verb + annoyance
         1. cause
         2. feel
         3. express
      4. preposition
         1. in annoyance
         2. with annoyance
         3. annoyance  at
      5. phrases
         1. a look of annoyance
         2. to somebody’s annoyance
         3. much to somebody’s annoyance
2. [countable] something that makes you slightly angry
   1. The delay is now shorter but still an annoyance.
   2. petty annoyances and irritations
   3. Collocations
      1. adjective
         1. minor
         2. petty
3. Word Family
   1. Verb
      1. annoy
         1. to make somebody slightly angry
            1. annoy somebody
            2. His constant joking was beginning to annoy her.
            3. it annoys somebody when…
            4. It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you.
            5. it annoys somebody to do something
            6. It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me.
            7. Synonym
            8. irritate v.
            9. Collocations
            10. adverb
            11. intensely
            12. really
            13. verb + annoy
            14. be beginning to
            15. be starting to
            16. phrases
            17. do something just to annoy somebody
            18. do something only to annoy somebody
         2. annoy somebody to make somebody uncomfortable or unable to relax
            1. He swatted a fly that was annoying him.
            2. The wasps were beginning to annoy me.
            3. Synonyms
            4. bother v.
   2. Adjective
      1. annoyed
         1. slightly angry
            1. annoyed with somebody at/about something
            2. He was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness.
            3. annoyed at/about something
            4. I was a little annoyed about the whole thing.
            5. annoyed with somebody
            6. I was a bit annoyed with him.
            7. annoyed that…
            8. I was annoyed that they hadn't turned up.
            9. annoyed to find, see, etc.
            10. He was annoyed to find himself going red.
            11. Synonym
            12. irritated adj.
            13. Collocations
            14. verbs
            15. be
            16. feel
            17. look
            18. adverb
            19. extremely
            20. fairly
            21. very
            22. preposition
            23. about
            24. at
            25. by
      2. annoying
         1. making somebody feel slightly angry
            1. This interruption is very annoying.
            2. Her most annoying habit was eating with her mouth open.
            3. It's incredibly annoying, but that's life.
            4. Synonym
            5. irritating adj.
            6. Collocations
            7. verbs
            8. be
            9. prove
            10. become
            11. adverb
            12. extremely
            13. fairly
            14. very
            15. preposition
            16. to
   3. Adverb
      1. annoyingly
         1. in a way that makes you feel slightly angry
            1. Graham can be annoyingly childish at times.
            2. Annoyingly, my phone had run out of charge.
            3. Collocations
            4. adjective
            5. loud
            6. smug
4. UK - /əˈnɔɪəns/ US - /əˈnɔɪəns/ [countable, uncountable]