annoying

adjective

/əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/

Definition

B1 making you feel annoyed: It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation. He's got a really annoying laugh.Annoying annoyingly

/-li/ adverb › Rather annoyingly, I'd just bought the hardback when the paperback edition came out.Annoying

(Definition of annoying adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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announcer noun
annoy verb
annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of sb idiom
annoyance noun
annoyed adjective
annoying adjective
annual adjective
annual general meeting noun
annual noun (BOOK)
annual noun (PLANT)
annualized adjective

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Synonyms and related words:

accursed adjective
aggravating adjective (ANNOYING)
bothersome adjective
contrariness noun
cursed adjective (SHOWING ANGER)
exasperating adjective
galling adjective
incendiary adjective (CAUSING ANGER)
inflammatory adjective (ANGER)
infuriating adjective
insufferable adjective
interfering adjective
irritating adjective
limit noun
maddening adjective
perishing adjective (ANNOYED)
pesky adjective
provocative adjective (MAKE ANGRY)
trying adjective
vexatious adjective

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