annoyingness

Capacity to irritate

The quality of being annoying or causing irritation.

The word is awkward and rarely used—annoyance or irritation typically serves better.

When it does appear, it usually emphasizes the persistent or characteristic nature of something bothersome: The annoyingness of the constant notifications finally made her disable the app.

bothersome

vexing

Causing mild torment

troublesome · nettlesome · irritating · pesky · pestiferous · nagging · provoking · maddening · infuriating · frustrating

persistence

relentlessness

Unstoppable persistence

insistence · unceasing · repetitiveness · constancy · obstinacy · stubbornness · hounding · badgering · harping · recurrence

grating

jarring

Disturbingly incongruous

strident · rasping · grinding · shrill · screeching · piercing · earsplitting · squeaky · creaking · cacophonous

Opposites
pleasantness of quality

annoyingnesspleasantness

Quality of being agreeable

delightfulness · charm · agreeableness · enjoyableness · pleasingness

Family

annoy, annoying, annoyed, annoyance, annoys, noisome, annoyer, unannoyed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G