source of annoyance

collocation in English

meaningsofsourceandannoyance

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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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annoyance
noun
uk
/əˈnɔɪ.əns/us
/əˈnɔɪ.əns/
the feeling or state of ...
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(Definition ofsourceandannoyancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsource of annoyance

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In less secure discussions, however, it can be asourceofannoyance.
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Sometimes that may even be asourceofannoyance.
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Anothersourceofannoyanceis when one waits 20 minutes for a bus on a particular route and then four of them appear together.
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Noise nuisance in whatever form can be a most unwelcome intrusion into people's lives and a greatsourceofannoyance.
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That is anothersourceofannoyancewith which they may have to deal.
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It is inconvenient, but it is not a majorsourceofannoyance.
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This will be not only a considerable source of expense but also a considerablesourceofannoyanceto those concerned.
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This has been a constantsourceofannoyance.
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The other is a menace to the people of the area, it is asourceofannoyance, danger, and destruction.
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It is a serioussourceofannoyanceto those people who have brought these cases to my attention.
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I believe that it is an effective solution to something which has been asourceofannoyance.
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It is just asourceofannoyancewhen you examine people's incomes.
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There is another matter which is asourceofannoyanceto our workmen.
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It may appear to be a hardship and asourceofannoyanceto an incoming tenant to see the instrument there and not to get it.
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As he pointed out, all-day car parking in residential areas on the edge of the city centre is a constantsourceofannoyanceto residents and downgrades their environment.
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First, a motor race on a public road can be asourceofannoyanceand a nuisance to the occupiers of houses adjoining the specified road.
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Such delays on the line were asourceofannoyanceand inconvenience for passengers.
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In the first episodes, her eccentric cooking is asourceofannoyancefor her family.
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She also stated that she was frequently hit on by the shrine's patrons, asourceofannoyancethat carries over into the character's life.
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Another commonsourceofannoyancewas the in-game announcer, who bellows objectives and hints to the player incessantly.
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