Annoyance synonyms

nuisance

(Law) A use of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance, or inconvenience.

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dissatisfaction

A cause of discontent.

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trouble (related)

A distressful or dangerous situation.

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irritant

A source of irritation:

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fly-in-the-ointment

(Idiomatic) Something which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.

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unhappiness

The feeling of not being happy

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aches and pains

A feeling of annoyance

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heartache

Sorrow or grief; mental anguish

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harassment

Unjustifiable conduct, typically persistent and repetitive, aimed at an individual, that causes distress or discomfort.

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bother

Fuss, ado.

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inconvenience

Anything inconvenient

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headache

Pain in the head, caused by stimulation of or pressure to any of various structures of the head, such as tissue covering the cranium, cranial nerves, or blood vessels. Headache can be a primary disorder, as in migraine or cluster headaches , or a common symptom associated with head injury or many illnesses such as acute infection, brain tumor or abscess, eye disorders such as glaucoma, dental disease, and hypertension.

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pest

(Now Rare) A fatal epidemic disease; esp., bubonic plague

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worry

An instance or cause of such a feeling.

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distress

Anything that distresses; affliction

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difficulty (related)

Something that is difficult, as a hard problem or an obstacle or objection

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provocation

Provocation is defined as something that gets someone to act, especially out of irritation.

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disturbance

A disturbing or being disturbed

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bothering

The act of annoying

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vexation

Vexation is something that causes you to be annoyed or distressed.

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thorn

A topographic surname for someone living near a thorn bush.

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peevishness

The state of being peevish.

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infliction

The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.

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torment

Torment is pain, suffering, annoyance or anxiety.

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pestering

An act or instance of annoying somebody.

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botheration

The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation.

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aggravation

A thing or circumstance that aggravates, or makes worse

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besetment

The state of being beset.

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pain (related)

(Informal) A source of annoyance; a nuisance:

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feelings (related)

Plural form of feeling

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pain-in-the-ass

(Idiomatic, slang) Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration.

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chafe

An injury or irritation caused by rubbing

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aggravator

an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

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embarrassment (related)

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embarassment (related)

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consternation (related)

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pique

In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.

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ferment

A state of agitation or of turbulent change or development.

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sullenness

(Uncountable) The state or quality of being sullen.

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bad-humor

US spelling of bad humour.

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touchiness

The property of being touchy

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perturbation

Variation in a designated orbit, as of a planet, that results from the influence of one or more external bodies. Gravitational attraction between planets can cause perturbations and cause a planet to deviate from its expected orbit. Perturbations in Neptune's orbit led to the discovery of the object—Pluto—that was causing the perturbation. Perturbations in the orbits of stars have led to the discovery of planetary systems outside of our Solar system.

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moodiness

The property of being moody.

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misery

A condition of great wretchedness or suffering because of pain, sorrow, poverty, etc.; distress

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impatience

Annoyance because of delay, opposition, etc.