Annoyance

An*noy"ance (?), n. [OF. anoiance, anuiance.] 1. 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.

2. That which annoys.

A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair,
Any annoyance in that precious sense.
Shak.