annoying (əˈnɔɪɪŋ
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Definitions
adjective
- causing irritation or displeasure
Alternative Forms
anˈnoyingly adverbSynonyms
View thesaurus entryannoy (əˈnɔɪ)
Definitions
verb
- to irritate or displease
- to harass with repeated attacks
Alternative 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
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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
- British English:
annoying
An annoying person or action makes you feel quite angry and impatient.It's very annoying when this happens.əˈnɔɪɪŋ ADJECTIVE It's very annoying when this happens.
- Spanish:
fastidioso
adj fastidiosa
- French:
embêtant
adj
- German:
ärgerlich
adj
- Chinese: 讨厌 adj
- Arabic: مُضَايِق adj
- Portuguese: irritante adj
- Russian: раздражающий adj раздражающая
- Croatian: koji dodijava adj koja dodijava
- Czech: protivný adj
- Danish: irriterende adj
- Dutch: ergerlijk adj
- Finnish: ärsyttävä adj
- Greek: ενοχλητικός adj ενοχλητική
- Italian: irritante adj
- Japanese: うるさい adj
- Korean: 귀찮은 adj
- Norwegian: irriterende adj
- Polish: drażniący adj drażniąca
- Brazilian Portuguese: irritante adj
- European Spanish:
fastidioso
adj fastidiosa
- Swedish: irriterande adv
- Thai: น่ารำคาญ adj
- Turkish: sinir bozucu adj
- Vietnamese: gây khó chịu adj
Usage examples
James was putting a lodger in with him, slightly annoying... Some girl from Cornwall.
, THE KINDEST USE A KNIFE (2002)Few base desires linger as we grow from annoying kid to annoying kid at heart.
Maxim (2004)To get rid of the ad window, the user must click on the window's "close" button, an annoying task.
Globe and Mail (2003)Keep on trying to do the right thing What is your most annoying habit?
Glasgow Herald (2001)Some viruses are harmless, if annoying , while others may corrupt data or even wipe off all the data from the hard disk.
, Technology Basic Facts (1990)