The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy. A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers. Fuller. For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies. Wilkins.
That which annoys. A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair, Any annoyance in that precious sense. Shak.
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