Word Frequency
annoying (əˈnɔɪɪŋ
)
Definitions
adjective
- causing irritation or displeasure
Derived Forms
anˈnoyingly adverbSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = irritating, boring, disturbing, provoking, teasing, harassing, aggravating, troublesome, galling, maddening, exasperating, displeasing, bedevilling, peeving, irksome, bothersome, vexatious,
annoy (əˈnɔɪ
)
Definitions
verb
- to irritate or displease
- to harass with repeated attacks
Derived Forms
anˈnoyer nounWord Origin
C13: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō ( esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatredSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = irritate, trouble, bore, anger, harry, bother, disturb, provoke, get, bug, needle, plague, tease, harass, hassle, aggravate, badger, gall, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, molest, pester, vex, displease, irk, bedevil, rile, peeve, get under your skin, get on your nerves, nark, get up your nose, give someone grief, make your blood boil, piss you off, rub someone up the wrong way, get your goat, get in your hair, get on your wick, get your dander up, get your back up, incommode, put your back up, hack you off, be on your back,
Translations for 'annoying'
- British English: annoying An annoying person or action makes you feel quite angry and impatient.It's very annoying when this happens.əˈnɔɪɪŋ ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: مُضَايِق
- Brazilian Portuguese: irritante
- Chinese: 讨厌
- Croatian: koji dodijava koja dodijava
- Czech: protivný
- Danish: irriterende
- Dutch: ergerlijk
- European Spanish: fastidioso fastidiosa
- Finnish: ärsyttävä
- French: embêtant
- German: ärgerlich
- Greek: ενοχλητικός ενοχλητική
- Italian: irritante
- Japanese: うるさい
- Korean: 귀찮은
- Norwegian: irriterende
- Polish: drażniący drażniąca
- Portuguese: irritante
- Romanian: supărător supărătoare, supărători, supărătoareenervant, enervantă
- Russian: раздражающий раздражающая
- Spanish: fastidioso fastidiosa
- Swedish: irriterande
- Thai: น่ารำคาญ
- Turkish: sinir bozucu
- Ukrainian: дражливий
- Vietnamese: gây khó chịu
Example Sentences Including 'annoying'
*The weirder the cellphone ring, the more annoying the person.Globe and Mail (2003)
A committee was created last spring to find ways to combat the most annoying progeny of the Internet age.canada.com (2004)
How very annoying for you having noisy Martians in your radiators.RESCUING ROSE (2002)
In the two hours that follow, there are enough annoying interruptions to give Whitehouse's reputation for saintliness a thorough test.SUNSHINE ON PUTTY: The Golden Age of British Comedy from The Big Night Out to The Office (2004)
James was putting a lodger in with him, slightly annoying... Some girl from Cornwall.THE KINDEST USE A KNIFE (2002)
Many of us do not have (or want) a mobile phone, and regard them as annoying status symbols.New Scientist (1999)
She was ready to swat his hand as she would an annoying fly, when Wally came forth and signalled, hands off.Roses are for the Rich
The second reason is the annoying fact that front-runners in leadership races invariably fall at the first.Glasgow Herald (2002)
This is very annoying to some candidates who have been known to canvass the cemeteries assiduously.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
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