Meaning of ANNOYING
| Pronunciation: | | u'noying
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- [n] the act of troubling or annoying someone
- [adj] causing irritation or annoyance; "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"
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| | Synonyms: | | annoyance, bothersome, disagreeable, galling, irritating, irritation, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexation, vexatious, vexing |
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| | See Also: | | exasperation, mistreatment, red flag | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An*noy"ing\, a.
That annoys; molesting; vexatious. -- {An*noy"ing*ly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | aggravating, aggravative, backbreaking, besetting, bothering, bothersome, burdensome, chafing, contentious, crushing, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, exasperating, exasperative, fretting, galling, grueling, harassing, heavy, hefty, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, onerous, oppressive, painful, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provocative, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, trying, upsetting, vexatious, vexing, wearisome, worrisome, worrying |
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