different between annoyance vs misery
annoyance
English
Alternative forms
- annoyaunce (obsolete)
- annoying (obsolete)
- annoyment (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Middle English anoiaunce, from Old French anuiance, anoiance, from the verb anuier (“to cause problems”). Compare French ennui.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n???ns/
Noun
annoyance (countable and uncountable, plural annoyances)
- (countable) That which annoys.
- (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
- (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.
Synonyms
- nark
Translations
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misery
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French miserie (modern: misère), from Latin miseria, from miser. Doublet of misère.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?z(?)??/
- (General American) enPR: m?z??-r?, m?z?r?, IPA(key): /?m?z(?)?i/
- Hyphenation: mis?ery
Noun
misery (countable and uncountable, plural miseries)
- Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
- (US and Britain, dialects) A bodily ache or pain.
- 1868, John Vestal Hadley, Seven Months a Prisoner, page 15:
- [...] and I had a misery in my left breast and shoulder. I was hurt, but knew not how or how much.
- 1868, John Vestal Hadley, Seven Months a Prisoner, page 15:
- Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
- (Extreme) poverty.
- (archaic) greed; avarice.
Synonyms
- see Thesaurus:greed
Derived terms
- put out of one's misery
Related terms
- commiserate
- miser
- miserable
Translations
Anagrams
- Myries
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