What's the difference between annoyance and vermin?

Annoyance


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.
  • (n.) That which annoys.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Asked about white predominance in the sport, South African rugby journalist Paul Dobson replied: "If you suggest that again I'll get annoyed and put the phone down.
  • (2) He was 'annoyed' after a phone call with Maxine Carr, in which she'd told him she was going out 'again' with her mother that evening in Grimsby ('Do you like to control people?'
  • (3) When my pictures were published, some Star Wars fans were annoyed that the house in this picture had been left in such a state of disrepair.
  • (4) One of the most annoying complications of rhinoplasty is the supra-tip hump (pollybeak).
  • (5) Indeed, while people might be annoyed or alarmed at the idea of being given placebos, medics probably wouldn't need to were it not for the modern blight of the Worried Well clogging up consulting rooms.
  • (6) Although mumbling is frustrating and annoying at times, it may be a helpful clue to some of the client's most anxiety-provoking thoughts or feelings.
  • (7) Later, when Leven moved to another squat, in Maida Vale, London, he suggested they bring in a bass player and percussionist to form a band, and they started rehearsing "with mattresses around the walls to deaden the sound, but still annoying the neighbours".
  • (8) It’s annoying that we haven’t stretched our lead but we’ve got to accept that and take it forward.
  • (9) It is difficult to prove that noise is detrimental to our health; many people are annoyed by noise; however, only particular groups (children, the elderly, the handicapped, people who wear a hearing aid, people with heart disease) are affected as far as health is concerned, and it is these people who require special protection.
  • (10) Noise in open-plan computer rooms and annoyance and perceived deterioration in performance associated with it also appears to be a problem that may be similarly categorized.
  • (11) The program kept asking what my surname at birth was - annoying, since, despite getting married in 1994, I've had the same surname all my life.
  • (12) Our government understands that we have to help but if they send troops officially, that would annoy Europe, and Nato.
  • (13) Rather than getting annoyed, you’re feeling comforted.
  • (14) Amazon and MasterCard don't like it either, and their clients were probably annoyed.
  • (15) His annoyance was memorably captured by a BBC film crew for a documentary.
  • (16) And you can see that some writers' talents are fed by great exposure to society and then there are others – DH Lawrence is a good example – who think they want acceptance but actually they can't stand it and they've got to annoy people by pointing out uncomfortable things, and that's more me.
  • (17) Merkel will be annoyed that a group set up by the Tories has given a platform to her opponents.
  • (18) Information on safety and side effects is also presented, such as a possible increase in serum cholesterol levels and annoying side effects that may severely limit widespread use of this food supplement.
  • (19) After the second such call, my wife became annoyed at the intrusion he was making in our weekend.
  • (20) Irritations are mainly due to the particulate phase of environmental tobacco smoke, whereas the gas phase is to a large extent responsible for annoyance.

Vermin


Definition:

  • (n. sing. & pl.) An animal, in general.
  • (n. sing. & pl.) A noxious or mischievous animal; especially, noxious little animals or insects, collectively, as squirrels, rats, mice, flies, lice, bugs, etc.
  • (n. sing. & pl.) Hence, in contempt, noxious human beings.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Thirty-one had lung lesions including chronic interstitial pneumonia of caudal or cranioventral lobes, bronchopneumonia, verminous pneumonia, pulmonary cryptococcosis or combinations of these.
  • (2) "Pulpit poofs" were hounded from the church, playground workers were exposed as "lesbians plotting to pervert nursery tots", celebrities such as Kenny Everett, Russell Harty and Freddie Mercury were hounded as diseased vermin.
  • (3) Although now mostly remembered for a throwaway remark about Tories being "lower than vermin", it was another part of the address by the then minister for health that caught the headlines at the time.
  • (4) ‘Go home, Polish vermin!’ and that kind of stuff.” To hear young people talking about the UK in these terms – to learn that it had been top of their lists of preferred destinations a few months ago, but is now deleted from them, and feared – is disturbing.
  • (5) Adult Strongylus vulgaris were found in 22.5 per cent of horses and verminous arteritis in 62.9 per cent.
  • (6) An adrenal cortical carcinoma, verminous pneumonia and hepatic parasitic granulomas were found at necropsy in a 10-year-old castrated male Dalmatian.
  • (7) Among other pearls of crackpot bigot wisdom, he has allegedly claimed that "black tenants smell and attract vermin."
  • (8) For mid-century Americans, these gleaming marketplaces provided an almost utopian alternative to the urban commercial district, an artificial downtown with less crime and fewer vermin.
  • (9) Recurrent colics frequently may be due to verminous arteritis but the relationship to diet should be investigated.
  • (10) Etiologic diagnoses included canine distemper (n = 125), congenital absence of guard hairs (n = 7), traumatic injuries (n = 7), rabies (n = 3), suspected toxicoses (n = 3), verminous pneumonia due to Paragonimus kellicotti (n = 1), bacterial septicemia secondary to Dracunculus insignis (n = 1), and tick paralysis (n = 1).
  • (11) But a number of cases involving the misuse of certain poisons as bait for vermin has caused concern recently to both Government and industry.
  • (12) Not only does flytipping create an eyesore for residents, it is also a serious public health risk, creating pollution and attracting rats and other vermin.” Man jailed for record tyre dumps Read more The party’s zero-waste policy announced on Wednesday will also include an action plan to cut landfill by reusing and recycling the vast majority of materials.
  • (13) Six cases of verminous pneumonia in goats due to Muellerius sp.
  • (14) Noting that the verminous Gregor "valorises music as the nourishment he has vainly sought", it also states that: "Here music seems to mark an ethereal realm characterised above all by a kind of metaphysical longing."
  • (15) Verminous pneumonia caused by F hirthi was diagnosed.
  • (16) There are outliers in the discourse, but asylum seekers are condemned by some as “vermin” and “ like cockroaches ”, or sneered at as “filthy”, “grubby” or “penniless”.
  • (17) Arteries with both gross and histopathologic evidence of verminous arteritis (class 3) were characterized ultrasonographically by an irregular luminal surface layer, varying wall thickness, varying wall echogenicity, and the presence of a hyperechoic luminal layer.
  • (18) We were just scared.” Witness reports describe protesters throwing snowballs at the bus and shouting “Let’s see what kind of vermin will get off here” and “asylum scum”.
  • (19) If you can’t defend your corner without resorting to talk of vermin and filth, then something is wrong with your corner All bullying and abuse is wrong, whoever it’s directed against – which is why decent Labour people should also condemn recent social media rants about shooting and stabbing Nigel Farage.
  • (20) Verminous pneumonia was shown to be a frequent problem, particularly in juveniles.