Have you ever met importunity, this not too pleasant trait? Maybe yes. A person in society more or less understands that there are people who are proud, lonely, independent, and there are those who are bored alone with themselves, so they try to find an interlocutor or victim.
Meaning and Origin
Intrusiveness is an unpleasant feature. First we find out the meaning of the word, then (very briefly) put forward a hypothesis of why people are generally annoying.
So, the following is written in the explanatory dictionary: "Annoying, pestering with requests, requirements, obsessive." As you can see, instead of the noun, there is the meaning of the adjective. But this is only because the dictionary defines one through the other.
By the way, the noun comes from the word "zoy." True, the etymological dictionary does not indicate whether this word is lost or, perhaps, it remains in dialects. But exactly the same definition was observed in the language and meant:
- noise;
- scream
- a fight;
- echo.
There was also a verb formed from a noun: "yell" - "scream loudly." What does history give us in understanding the meaning of the word "importunity"? It is very simple. We understand that a noun never meant pleasant things.
Possible causes of importunity
Before giving examples, let us say at least a few words in defense of people struck by annoyance. We will not say that they are not at all to blame for their illness. But there is one detail that is important to know: an annoying person is constantly tormented by internal anxiety. Therefore, he is inclined to constantly clarify. That is, the level of increased anxiety is to blame. But it also happens that this quality of personality is also fed from other sources, for example, the persistent sensation that the subject of action knows better how to live. The will to power, the desire to control and manage is usually dressed in such clothes. It is foolish to talk about anxiety and anxiety, although, perhaps, they are, but of a completely different nature. Yes, importunity is not a sentence. A man must control himself if he knows such a sin. The result here is the following: it is, of course, worthwhile to be tolerant of such people, but if possible to avoid communicating with them.
Suggestions and synonyms
After we had a little rest from language subtleties, it is time to return to them and finish what we started. We are waiting for proposals with the object of study and synonyms of "importunity." For example, such phrases.
- The importunity of this lady begins to annoy. Dmitry, get rid of her. When she will call, say that I am not.
- Intrusive kindness is even worse than evil: in the latter case, a person, at least, is not deceived as to the content of the phenomenon.
- Ah, the importunity of beautiful women is the lot of the rich and celebrities, but it doesn’t shine to me!
By tonality, completely different examples were obtained, all the better: uniformity is not our method. We pass to synonyms:
- obsession;
- bothersomeness;
- annoyance;
- stickiness;
- affection.
These synonyms will help not only to better understand the meaning of the word, but also to diversify your speech.