annoying

  • 11annoying */*/ — UK [əˈnɔɪɪŋ] / US adjective making you feel slightly angry or impatient an annoying habit/problem What s really annoying is that we made the same mistake last time. Derived word: annoyingly adverb …

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  • 12annoying*/ — [əˈnɔɪɪŋ] adj making you feel slightly angry or impatient an annoying habit/problem[/ex] What s really annoying is that we made the same mistake last time.[/ex] …

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  • 13annoying — I noun the act of troubling or annoying someone • Syn: ↑annoyance, ↑irritation, ↑vexation • Derivationally related forms: ↑vex (for: ↑vexation), ↑ …

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  • 14Annoying — Annoy An*noy ([a^]n*noi ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annoyed} ([a^]n*noid ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Annoying}.] [OE. anoien, anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See {Annoy}, n.] To disturb or… …

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  • 15annoying — annoyingly, adv. annoyingness, n. /euh noy ing/, adj. causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome: annoying delays. [1325 75; ME; see ANNOY, ING2] * * * …

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  • 16annoying — adjective Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. Vandals are really annoying …

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  • 17annoying — /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ (say uh noying) adjective causing annoyance: annoying habits. –annoyingly, adverb –annoyingness, noun …

  • 18annoying — annoy ► VERB 1) make slightly angry. 2) pester or harass. 3) archaic harm or attack repeatedly. DERIVATIVES annoyance noun annoyed adjective annoying adjective. ORIGIN Old French anoier, from Latin …

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  • 19annoying galling chafing irritating nettlesome pesky pestiferous pestilent plaguy plaguey teasing vexatious vexing — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …

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  • 20annoying — Synonyms and related words: aggravating, aggravative, backbreaking, besetting, bothering, bothersome, burdensome, chafing, contentious, crushing, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, exasperating, exasperative, fretting, galling,… …

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