burned (up)

verb

variants or burnt (up)
Definition of burned (up)next
past tense of burn (up)
as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts seeing people violate smoking bans really burns me up

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  1. annoyed
  2. bothered
  3. put out
  4. aggravated
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  • Or annoyed at the waste of time and money?
    Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of annoyed
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  • Instead, they were treated as mental health patients, and no one bothered to inquire about their reasons.
    Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Couldn’t be bothered, couldn’t be hassled with anything.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of bothered
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  • Anderson Humane puts out call for pet fostering volunteers Anderson Humane in South Elgin is in urgent need of people to help foster pets waiting for adoption over the holiday season.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In 2020, Duke University Press put out a book of O’Grady’s writings that was edited by Aruna D’Souza, who in 2022 curated a Brooklyn Museum retrospective for the artist with Catherine Morris.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of put out
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  • The revelations only aggravated the instability of the Barnier government, built on the wobbliest base of any since the start of the Fifth Republic.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
  • According to SiriusXM, many of the statistics cited in the attorney general’s lawsuit were exaggerated and, based on the 2020 time period that the state investigated, aggravated by the effects of the COVID pandemic.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of aggravated
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burned out

burned (up)

burning

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“Burned (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burned%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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