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Annoyance vs Detested - What's the difference?

annoyance | detested |

As a noun annoyance

is that which annoys.

As a verb detested is

past tense of detest.

annoyance

English

Alternative forms

* annoyaunce (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia annoyance)
  • (countable) That which annoys.
  • (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
  • (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

    • Synonyms

    * nark

    detested

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detest)

    • detest

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dislike intensely; to loathe.
    • I detest snakes.
    Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell. — Pope.
  • (obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
    • The heresy of Nestorius was detested in the Eastern churches. — Fuller.
    God hath detested them with his own mouth. — Bale.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * detestable * detestation

    See also

    * abhor * despise * disdain * dislike * hate * loathe

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