Etymology

noyance

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Today it means: The state of being annoyed; distress, irritation. Full definition →

Middle English noyaunce ← Anglo-Norman noyaunce
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromnoyaunce
  2. Middle English · inherited fromnoyaunce
  3. English todaynoyance

From Middle English noyaunce, partly an aphetic form of anoyaunce, partly directly from Anglo-Norman noyaunce.

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