Annoyance from sounds is quantitatively described as psychoacoustic annoyance.

Evidence

With respect to sound quality evaluation, in addition to acoustic features of sounds in particular aesthetic and/or cognitive effects may play an essential part. Therefore, in laboratory situations not always all factors contributing to the annoyance or the pleasantness of sounds can be assessed. However, the psychoacoustic elements of annoying sounds can be described by a combination of hearing sensations called psychoacoustic annoyance. More specifically, psychoacoustic annoyance (PA) can quantitatively describe annoyance ratings obtained in psychoacoustic experiments. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1824

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines psychoacoustic annoyance (PA) as a quantitative composite of hearing sensations that predicts laboratory annoyance ratings.