annoyance
Noun
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The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed (synset 114429977)
hypernym: mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamichyponym:
- bummer - an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing
- huff, miff, seeing red - a state of irritation or annoyance
- pinprick - a minor annoyance
- impatience, restlessness - a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
- snit - a state of agitated irritation
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Anger produced by some annoying irritation (synset 107533500)
hypernym: anger, choler, ire - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievancehyponym:
- irritation, pique, temper - a sudden outburst of anger
- frustration - a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
- aggravation, exasperation - an exasperated feeling of annoyance
- harassment, torment - a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
- displeasure - the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
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An unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating (synset 109797978)
hypernym: disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeablesynonym: aggravator
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Something or someone that causes trouble;
A source of unhappiness (synset 105838383)"washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"hypernym: negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequenceshyponym: -
The act of troubling or annoying someone (synset 100419407)
hypernym: mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badlyhyponym:
- exasperation - actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
- red flag - something that irritates or demands immediate action
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