annoyed
/ə'nɔid/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Feeling mild anger or irritation: The state of being somewhat angry, bothered, or displeased, typically due to a repeated or persistent nuisance.
- Disturbed or harassed: Troubled or bothered persistently by petty annoyances or interruptions.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- She was annoyed by the constant noise from the construction site.
- He gave an annoyed sigh when the meeting was postponed for the third time.
- I felt deeply annoyed at the unfair criticism.
Advanced Usage
- "to be/get annoyed at/with someone": to feel irritation directed towards a person.
- She was annoyed with her colleague for missing the deadline.
- "to be/get annoyed about/at/by something": to feel irritation caused by a situation, event, or thing.
- He was annoyed about the change in schedule.
- "to be annoyed to find/hear/see...": used to express the cause of irritation upon discovering something.
- I was annoyed to see that someone had taken my parking spot.
Variants and Related Words
- Annoy (verb): to cause someone to feel mildly angry or impatient.
- Loud music late at night annoys the neighbors.
- Annoying (adjective): causing irritation or annoyance.
- The annoying buzz of a mosquito kept me awake.
- Annoyance (noun): the feeling of being annoyed, or the thing that causes it.
- Traffic jams are a major annoyance for commuters.
Synonyms
- Irritated: showing or feeling slight anger; annoyed.
- Exasperated: intensely irritated and frustrated.
- Vexed: annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
- Peeved: annoyed or irritated.
- Nettled: irritated or annoyed.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Annoyed" is an adjective, not a verb, so it does not form phrasal verbs. Related phrasal verbs belong to its root verb "annoy.") - Annoy with: (less common as a phrasal verb) The verb "annoy" is typically used transitively (e.g., He annoyed me with his questions).
Related Idioms
- To get on someone's nerves: to annoy someone.
- His constant whistling really gets on my nerves.
- To rub someone the wrong way: to irritate or annoy someone, often without intending to.
- His arrogant attitude rubs people the wrong way.
Adjective
- troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
- harassed working mothers
- a harried expression
- her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
- the vexed parents of an unruly teenager
- aroused to impatience or anger
- made an irritated gesture
- feeling nettled from the constant teasing
- peeved about being left out
- felt really pissed at her snootiness
- riled no end by his lies
- roiled by the delay
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