An-noy'ance, n.

n. [O. Fr. anoiance, anuiance.] 1. The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed. “To the annoyance of others.” Hooker. For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies. Wilkins. 2. That which annoys. A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair, Any annoyance in that precious sense. Shak.