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annoying

adjective

Simple meaning

Causing irritation or annoyance.

Pronunciation

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uhnoying

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əˈnɔɪɪŋ

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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annoying habitparticularly annoyingextremely annoying

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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?

Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.

  • teasing

    Causing irritation or annoyance.

  • vexatious

    Causing vexation or annoyance.

  • bothersome

    Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.

  • vexing

    Causing annoyance or pain.

  • nettlesome

    Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort.

Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • annoyverbBase word

    Cause annoyance in.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • annoyancenounDerived noun · specialist

    The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed.

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Synonyms

Sense: causing irritation or annoyance

teasingirritatingbothersomenettlesomeRarepeskyInformalpestiferousRarevexing

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