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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• 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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• annoyance

  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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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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• 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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• annoyance

  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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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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• 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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• annoyance

  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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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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An instance of being irritated, as in a part of the body

• soreness

  1. The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

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  1. The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

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• inflammation

  1. The act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed.
  2. A localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of function.

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  1. The act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed.
  2. A localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of function.

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Sensitivity

• susceptibleness

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• extreme sensibility

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• oversensitivity

  1. The state or quality of being excessively sensitive

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  1. The state or quality of being excessively sensitive

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• hypersensitivity

  1. See electromagnetic hypersensitivity.

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  1. See electromagnetic hypersensitivity.

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• oversensitiveness

  1. The characteristic of being oversensitive.

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  1. The characteristic of being oversensitive.

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• irritability

  1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.
  2. (physiology) A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways.
  3. (medicine) A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.

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  1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.
  2. (physiology) A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways.
  3. (medicine) A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.

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• tenseness

  1. The characteristic of being tense.
  2. (phonetics) A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.

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  1. The characteristic of being tense.
  2. (phonetics) A particular vowel or consonant quality that is phonemically contrastive in many languages, including English.

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• rawness

  1. The property of being raw.

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  1. The property of being raw.

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• excitability

  1. (uncountable) The state of being excitable
  2. (countable) A measure of how easy something is to excite

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  1. (uncountable) The state of being excitable
  2. (countable) A measure of how easy something is to excite

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• inflammation

  1. The act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed.
  2. A localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of function.

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  1. The act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed.
  2. A localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of function.

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• tenderness

  1. a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
  2. concern for the feelings or welfare of others
  3. pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched

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  1. a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
  2. concern for the feelings or welfare of others
  3. pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched

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• susceptibility

  1. The quality or condition of being susceptible.
  2. The capacity to be affected by deep emotions or strong feelings; sensitivity.
  3. Sensibilities; feelings.

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  1. The quality or condition of being susceptible.
  2. The capacity to be affected by deep emotions or strong feelings; sensitivity.
  3. Sensibilities; feelings.

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• soreness

  1. The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

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  1. The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

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A disturbed mental state

• 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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• upset

  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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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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• 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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