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annoyance vs thorn

thorn vs annoyance

annoyance and thorn both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
annoyance Yes No No No
thorn Yes No No No
As nouns, thorn is a hyponym of annoyance; that is, thorn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than annoyance:
  • annoyance: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
  • thorn: something that causes irritation and annoyance
Other hyponyms of annoyance include nuisance, irritant, plague.
annoyance (noun) thorn (noun)
the act of troubling or annoying someone something that causes irritation and annoyance
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness a Germanic character of runic origin
anger produced by some annoying irritation a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Difference between annoyance and thorn

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