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Annoyance vs. Offense — What's the Difference?

Annoyance vs. Offense — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Annoyance and Offense

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Annoyance

Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger.

Offense

The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.

Annoyance

The feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation
He turned his charm on Tara, much to Hegarty's annoyance
There was annoyance at government interference

Offense

The state of being offended.

Annoyance

The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
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Offense

A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.

Annoyance

A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

Offense

A transgression of law; a crime.

Annoyance

(countable) That which annoys.

Offense

Something that outrages moral sensibilities
Genocide is an offense to all civilized humans.

Annoyance

(countable) An act or instance of annoying.

Offense

(ŏfĕns′) The act of attacking or assaulting.

Annoyance

(uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

Offense

The means or tactics used in attempting to score.

Annoyance

The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.
A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers.
For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies.

Offense

The team in possession of the ball or puck, or those players whose primary duty is to attempt to score.

Annoyance

That which annoys.
A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair,Any annoyance in that precious sense.

Offense

Scoring ability or potential.

Annoyance

The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

Offense

The act of offending.

Annoyance

Anger produced by some annoying irritation

Offense

A crime or sin.

Annoyance

An unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

Offense

An affront, injury, or insult.

Annoyance

Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness;
Washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
A bit of a bother
He's not a friend, he's an infliction

Offense

The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

Annoyance

The act of troubling or annoying someone

Offense

A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.

Offense

The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

Offense

The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.
Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.
I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offense to their memories.

Offense

The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure; as, to cause offense.
He was content to give them just cause of offense, when they had power to make just revenge.

Offense

A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.
Woe to that man by whom the offense cometh!

Offense

In any contest, the act or process of attacking as contrasted with the act of defending; the offensive; as, to go on the offense.

Offense

The members of a team who have the primary responsibility to score goals, in contrast to those who have the responsibility to defend, i.e. to prevent the opposing team from scoring goal.

Offense

A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

Offense

A feeling of anger caused by being offended;
He took offence at my question

Offense

A crime less serious than a felony

Offense

The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

Offense

The action of attacking an enemy

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