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Annoyance vs Enjoyment - What's the difference?

annoyance | enjoyment |

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between annoyance and enjoyment

is that annoyance is (countable) an act or instance of annoying while enjoyment is (countable) an activity that gives pleasure.

In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between annoyance and enjoyment

is that annoyance is (uncountable) the psychological state of being annoyed or irritated while enjoyment is (uncountable) an enjoyable state of mind.

As nouns the difference between annoyance and enjoyment

is that annoyance is (countable) that which annoys while enjoyment is (uncountable) the condition of enjoying anything.

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

    enjoyment

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of enjoying anything.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.}}
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  • (uncountable) An enjoyable state of mind.
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  • (countable) An activity that gives pleasure.
  • *
  • (legal) The exercise of a legal right.

    • Related terms

    * amusement * joy * happiness * hedonism