The act of annoying

• vexation

  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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• provocation

  1. The act of provoking or inciting.
  2. Something that provokes.

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  1. The act of provoking or inciting.
  2. Something that provokes.

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• pestering

  1. Present participle of pester.
  2. An act or instance of annoying somebody.

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  1. Present participle of pester.
  2. An act or instance of annoying somebody.

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• irritation

  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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• harassment

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

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

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• exasperation

  1. The act or an instance of exasperating.
  2. The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.

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  1. The act or an instance of exasperating.
  2. The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.

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• bothering

  1. Present participle of bother.

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  1. Present participle of bother.

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• botheration

  1. The act of bothering or the state of being bothered.
  2. Used to express annoyance or irritation.

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  1. The act of bothering or the state of being bothered.
  2. Used to express annoyance or irritation.

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The feeling of being annoyed

• vexation

  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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• irritation

  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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• exasperation

  1. The act or an instance of exasperating.
  2. The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.

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  1. The act or an instance of exasperating.
  2. The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.

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• botheration

  1. The act of bothering or the state of being bothered.
  2. Used to express annoyance or irritation.

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  1. The act of bothering or the state of being bothered.
  2. Used to express annoyance or irritation.

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• aggravation

  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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Something that annoys

• vexation

  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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• torment

  1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
  2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
  3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

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  1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
  2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
  3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

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• plague

  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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• peeve

  1. To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
  2. A vexation; a grievance:
  3. A resentful mood:

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  1. To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
  2. A vexation; a grievance:
  3. A resentful mood:

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• nuisance

  1. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother:
  2. 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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  1. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother:
  2. 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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• irritation

  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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• irritant

  1. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.
  2. A source of irritation:

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  1. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.
  2. A source of irritation:

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• besetment

  1. The state of being beset.

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  1. The state of being beset.

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• aggravation

  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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A feeling of annoyance

• aggravation

  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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• peevishness

  1. The state of being peevish.

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  1. The state of being peevish.

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• impatience

  1. The quality or condition of being impatient.

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  1. The quality or condition of being impatient.

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• dissatisfaction

  1. The condition or feeling of being displeased or unsatisfied; discontent.
  2. A cause of discontent.

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  1. The condition or feeling of being displeased or unsatisfied; discontent.
  2. A cause of discontent.

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• aches and pains

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• misery

  1. The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances or extreme poverty.
  2. Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress:
  3. A cause or source of suffering:

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  1. The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances or extreme poverty.
  2. Mental or emotional unhappiness or distress:
  3. A cause or source of suffering:

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• heartache

  1. Emotional anguish; sorrow.

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  1. Emotional anguish; sorrow.

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• discontent

  1. Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.
  2. A restless longing for better circumstances.
  3. One who is discontented.

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  1. Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.
  2. A restless longing for better circumstances.
  3. One who is discontented.

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• unhappiness

  1. The feeling of not being happy

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  1. The feeling of not being happy

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• distress

  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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  1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
  2. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
  3. To constrain or overcome by harassment.

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• worry

  1. To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled.
  2. To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly:
  3. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:

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  1. To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled.
  2. To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly:
  3. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:

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• mortification

  1. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially when undertaken for religious reasons.
  3. Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.

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  1. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially when undertaken for religious reasons.
  3. Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.

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• moodiness

  1. The property of being moody.

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  1. The property of being moody.

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• perturbation

  1. The act of perturbing.
  2. The state of being perturbed; agitation.
  3. A small change in a physical system, such as a variation in a planet's orbit resulting from the gravitational influence of other celestial bodies.

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  1. The act of perturbing.
  2. The state of being perturbed; agitation.
  3. A small change in a physical system, such as a variation in a planet's orbit resulting from the gravitational influence of other celestial bodies.

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• touchiness

  1. the property of being touchy

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  1. the property of being touchy

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• bad-humor

  1. US spelling of bad humour.

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  1. US spelling of bad humour.

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• sulkiness

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sulky.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being sulky.

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  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sulky.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being sulky.

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• sullenness

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sullen.
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sullen.

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  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sullen.
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sullen.

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• indignation

  1. Anger aroused by something perceived as unjust, mean, or unworthy.

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  1. Anger aroused by something perceived as unjust, mean, or unworthy.

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• ferment

  1. Something, such as a yeast, bacterium, mold, or enzyme, that causes fermentation.
  2. Fermentation.
  3. A state of agitation or of turbulent change or development.

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  1. Something, such as a yeast, bacterium, mold, or enzyme, that causes fermentation.
  2. Fermentation.
  3. A state of agitation or of turbulent change or development.

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• exasperation

  1. The act or an instance of exasperating.
  2. The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.

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  1. The act or an instance of exasperating.
  2. The state of being exasperated; frustrated annoyance.

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• irascibility

  1. The quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.

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  1. The quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.

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• nervousness

  1. The state or quality of being nervous.

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  1. The state or quality of being nervous.

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• provocation

  1. The act of provoking or inciting.
  2. Something that provokes.

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  1. The act of provoking or inciting.
  2. Something that provokes.

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• displeasure

  1. The condition or fact of being displeased; dissatisfaction.
  2. Discomfort, uneasiness, or pain.
  3. An injurious offense.

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  1. The condition or fact of being displeased; dissatisfaction.
  2. Discomfort, uneasiness, or pain.
  3. An injurious offense.

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• disgust

  1. To excite nausea or loathing in; sicken.
  2. To offend the taste or moral sense of; repel.
  3. Profound dislike or annoyance caused by something sickening or offensive.

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  1. To excite nausea or loathing in; sicken.
  2. To offend the taste or moral sense of; repel.
  3. Profound dislike or annoyance caused by something sickening or offensive.

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• uneasiness

  1. The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
  2. An anxious state of mind; anxiety.

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  1. The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
  2. An anxious state of mind; anxiety.

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• pique

  1. A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride.
  2. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.
  3. To provoke; arouse:

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  1. A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride.
  2. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.
  3. To provoke; arouse:

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• irritation

  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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• vexation

  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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A source of annoyance

• nuisance

  1. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother:
  2. 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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  1. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother:
  2. 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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• inconvenience

  1. The state or quality of being inconvenient.
  2. Something inconvenient.
  3. To cause inconvenience to; trouble:

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  1. The state or quality of being inconvenient.
  2. Something inconvenient.
  3. To cause inconvenience to; trouble:

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• irritant

  1. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.
  2. A source of irritation:

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  1. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.
  2. A source of irritation:

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