English → Latin
“annoyance” in Latin
molestiatrouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness; uneasiness, annoyance; molestationonusburden, load; cargo, freight; tax, tax burdencūracare, concern, thought; pains, industry, diligence, exertion; anxiety, grief, sorrowexhibeōto hold forth, present, show, exhibit, display, reveal; to deliver, give up, produce; furnish, supply, provide, render; incommodusinconvenient, unsuitable, unfit, unseasonable; troublesome, disagreeable
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
annoyance
molestia: onus (burden): cura (anxiety). To cause annoyance to anybody, molestiam alicui afferre, exhibere; molestia aliquem afficere: some annoyance, aliquid aspergere molestiae (i. e., as a drawback; the other circumstances being of a favorable or happy kind).
An annoyance, onus, incommodum. To be an annoyance to anybody, alicui esse molestiae (Plaut.), oneri (Liv.), onerarealiquem (Cic.), to anything.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for annoyance?
- The usual Latin words for “annoyance” are molestia, onus, cūra; also exhibeō, incommodus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.