annoyed
verb
Form of annoy , past tense of annoy.
Simple meaning
To disturb or irritate.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈnɔɪd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of annoy
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
past tense of annoy
To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
Used this way, annoyed is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It sounds natural in ordinary conversation and in expressive writing alike.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Everyday but emotionally strong
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