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noun feeling of being annoyed ADJ. deep, great, intense A look of deep annoyance crossed his face. | obvious She tapped the table with her pen in obvious annoyance. QUANT. flicker A flicker of annoyance crossed his face. | surge He felt a violent surge of annoyance. VERB + ANNOYANCE cause He had been causing annoyance to the other guests. | feel I felt some annoyance when he told me his plans. | express, show She tried not to show her annoyance. | conceal, hide PREP. in ~ He shook his head in annoyance. | with ~ Her cheeks flushed with annoyance. | ~ at/over, ~ with her annoyance with him over his failure to cooperate PHRASES a look of annoyance There was a look of annoyance on his face. | a source of annoyance A dog that barks constantly can be a source of annoyance to the neighbors.| (much) to sb's annoyance I dropped out of university, much to the annoyance of my parents. thing that annoys ADJ. minor, petty A leaking roof is just one of life's petty annoyances!
Oxford Collocations Dictionary