petty annoyance

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• annoyance — noun 1 feeling of being annoyed ADJECTIVE ▪ great, intense ▪ A look of intense annoyance crossed his face. ▪ obvious ▪ She tapped the table with her pen in obvious annoyance …   Collocations dictionary

• petty — adj. Petty is used with these nouns: ↑annoyance, ↑argument, ↑cash, ↑corruption, ↑crime, ↑criminal, ↑dispute, ↑feud, ↑fight, ↑jealousy, ↑offence, ↑office …   Collocations dictionary

• bother — I. verb (bothered; bothering) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1728 transitive verb 1. to annoy especially by petty provocation ; irk 2. to intrude upon ; pester 3. to cause to be somewhat anxious or concer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pin|prick — «PIHN PRIHK», noun, verb. –n. 1. the prick of a pin; a minute puncture such as that made by the point of a pin: »Its destination was a pinprick in the map (Harper s). 2. Figurative. a petty annoyance; minute irritation: »The action was viewed in… …   Useful english dictionary

• mischief — /mis chif/, n. 1. conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance. 2. a tendency or disposition to tease, vex, or annoy. 3. a vexatious or annoying action. 4. harm or trouble, esp. as a result of an agent or cause. 5. an injury or evil… …   Universalium

• huff — verb 1》 (often huff and puff) blow out air noisily. 2》 show annoyance in an obvious way. 3》 N. Amer. informal sniff fumes from (petrol or solvents) for a euphoric effect. 4》 (in draughts) remove (an opponent s piece that could have made a… …   English new terms dictionary

• mischief — mis•chief [[t]ˈmɪs tʃɪf[/t]] n. 1) conduct or activity that causes petty annoyance 2) a tendency to tease or annoy 3) harm or trouble: to come to mischief[/ex] 4) an injury or evil caused by a person or thing 5) a cause or source of harm, evil,… …   From formal English to slang

• mischief — /ˈmɪstʃəf / (say mischuhf) noun 1. conduct such as to tease or cause playfully petty annoyance. 2. a tendency or disposition to tease or vex. 3. teasing, vexatious, or annoying action. 4. harm or trouble, especially as due to an agent or cause. 5 …  

• huff — ► VERB (often huff and puff) 1) exhale noisily. 2) show one s annoyance in an obvious way. ► NOUN ▪ a fit of petty annoyance. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

• tease — [c]/tiz / (say teez) verb (teased, teasing) –verb (t) 1. to worry or irritate by persistent petty requests, trifling raillery, or other annoyances often in jest. 2. to pull apart or separate the adhering fibres of, as in combing or carding wool;… …  

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