different between annoyance vs plaguy

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)

1. (countable) That which annoys.
2. (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
3. (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

Synonyms

• nark

Translations

English

Etymology

plague +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ple??i/
• Rhymes: -e??i

Adjective

plaguy (comparative plaguier, superlative plaguiest)

1. Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.

   • He got so frightened about his plaguy soul, that he shrinked and sheered away from whales, for fear of after-claps, in case he got stove and went to Davy Jones.

   • 1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Collins, 1998, Chapter 10,

     “If you hadn’t all been in such a plaguey fuss when we were starting, I’d have brought some pillows,” said Mrs. Beaver.

Alternative forms

• plaguey

Synonyms

• annoying, irritating, troublesome