annoying
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1.0
- adjective
- /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
:
irritante
- His habit of interrupting others was quite annoying to everyone in the room.
- annoying behavior
- find annoying
- very annoying
I do that, don't I mom yeah, it's quite annoying It's annoying.
- I do that, don't I mom yeah, it's quite annoying It's annoying.
- Oh, what is what are annoying things that you both do?
- If it's in TV, it's kind of annoying, which doesn't help us.
- I'm like, I that's annoying, but let's do it now.
- So it was kind of annoying, to be honest, to read.
- And these side effects can range from mild and annoying to quite serious.
- They've really kind of, to me, are killing the song with that annoying part.
- So there is all these annoying trolley problems.
Examples
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That is the most annoying noise ever.
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It's one of your best and most annoying qualities.
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OK, The most annoying piece is now gone.
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Yeah, it's it's really quite annoying that it's such a big problem.
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So clearly it's annoying me to read all of this.
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Turns out he thinks I am annoying and wants to break up with me.
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And it's kind of annoying that it's this messy.
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And that's just one of the many annoying things about the experience.
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While I paused, somewhat lost in thought, the children started singing an annoying TV song.
Academic text (2004) -
The strangest thing about him was his preachiness, which I found very annoying at first.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
80
2.9
Making someone feel annoyed or impatient
59
3.6
Causing small but persistent trouble or annoyance
26
5.3
Causing you to feel very angry or annoyed
22
5.3
Very annoying and hard to bear
14
3.5
Causing annoyance or trouble
11
7.7
Making someone feel annoyed or frustrated
6
7.4
Making you feel annoyed or bored
6
6.1
Making you feel very annoyed and frustrated
5
6.8
Making you feel annoyed because something seems unfair or hard to accept
3
5.4
Making a situation worse or more annoying
1
8.7
Causing people to feel annoyed or frustrated
1
9.4
Something that makes people feel annoyed or causes small repeated problems
A small pain or problem that keeps annoying you
A person who annoys another person by asking again and again
Causing a feeling that annoys you and does not go away
Making people feel annoyed or troubled
Causes annoyance or small trouble that makes you feel irritated
Annoying and causing repeated small problems or used to complain strongly
Very annoying in a way that makes you want to hit someone
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word annoying comes from an old French verb anoier, which meant 'to trouble' or 'bother'. So something that is annoying is like a small trouble that keeps bothering you.