ANNOYING
Dictionary entry overview: What does annoying mean?
• ANNOYING (noun)
The noun ANNOYING has 1 sense:
1. the act of troubling or annoying someone
Familiarity information: ANNOYING used as a noun is very rare.
• ANNOYING (adjective)
The adjective ANNOYING has 1 sense:
1. causing irritation or annoyance
Familiarity information: ANNOYING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANNOYING (noun)
Meaning:
The act of troubling or annoying someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
annoying; vexation; annoyance; irritation
Hypernyms ("annoying" is a kind of...):
mistreatment (the practice of treating (someone or something) badly)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "annoying"):
exasperation (actions that cause great irritation (or even anger))
red flag (something that irritates or demands immediate action)
• ANNOYING (adjective)
Meaning:
Causing irritation or annoyance
Synonyms:
vexatious; plaguy; pestering; pesky; nettlesome; irritating; galling; bothersome; annoying; plaguey; vexing; teasing; pestiferous
Context examples:
tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork / aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport / found it galling to have to ask permission / an irritating delay / nettlesome paperwork / a pesky mosquito / swarms of pestering gnats / a plaguey newfangled safety catch / a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him / a vexatious child / it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
Similar:
disagreeable (not to your liking)
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