as in irritated
subjected to and reacting with irritation
I was extremely annoyed when she changed her mind for the third time
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as in bothered
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
deliberately annoyed the elderly neighbor by walking across his lawn
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Recent Examples of annoyed
John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Juliette is an engineer and she’s annoyed by this guy, but there's something about him that hooks her.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
But the judge also rules against Jacobson-Moore because she’s annoyed by Matlock being Matlock.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
While nominated for Best Film, the epic Dune: Part Two was not shortlisted for Best Director for Denis Villeneuve.
Elsewhere, some people were annoyed that the racy tennis film Challengers, starring Zendaya, did not receive a nod for Best Original Score.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Juliette is an engineer and she’s annoyed by this guy, but there's something about him that hooks her.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Local businesspeople and farmers, annoyed by an expensive and unreliable electricity supply and lured by cheap Chinese solar panels, were covering the roofs of homes, factories, and stores with photovoltaic arrays.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
But the judge also rules against Jacobson-Moore because she’s annoyed by Matlock being Matlock.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annoyed
Adjective
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This leave-on exfoliator contains 2% salicylic acid, which helps exfoliate away dead skin cells, unclogs pores, and hydrates and soothes irritated skin.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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Outside, an irritated Duke asks Reacher what the holdup was.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The technology behind an LLM is sufficiently advanced because the people using it have not bothered to understand it.—
Elizabeth Lopatto,
The Verge,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Moore tries her best, but this movie isn’t interested in her exasperated single mom, leaving her to chug wine and do a lot of worrying.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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The chemistry between Ferrell’s uptight, by-the-books forensic accountant and Wahlberg’s aggressive, hot-headed detective drives the film’s best moments, with the latter’s exasperated reactions to the former’s bizarre behavior making the movie consistently entertaining—and, of course, hilarious.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And the charge Jones drew on Bogdan Bogdanović with 1:53 remaining set the table for the Bulls to attempt — and, ultimately, fail — to pull off the upset win.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The flip side to that is that an upset loss to either would be a death blow.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trashing a guy’s car is nothing new among angry exes, but one Florida woman took it to an absurd level after having a little too much to drink, according to Florida investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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However, salt damage incurred in the 1970s due to the installation of a heated concrete slab, which aggravated the salt stored in the 18th and 19th centuries, threatened the church’s structural integrity.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Jan. 2025
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Prior to the game, Mosley said Gary Harris, who missed Friday’s game, re-aggravated his left hamstring strain against the Pistons.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Annoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annoyed. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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