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noun
The state of being annoyed; distress, irritation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
The act of annoying; molestation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Nuisance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: law
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History
From Middle English noyaunce, partly an aphetic form of anoyaunce, partly directly from Anglo-Norman noyaunce.
