ADJECTIVE | all | annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing | causing irritation or annoyance |
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NOUN | act | annoying, annoyance, irritation, vexation | the act of troubling or annoying someone |
Sounds | ahnoy'ihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | Causing irritation or annoyance. | |
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Example | "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork" | |
Synonyms | bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing | |
Broader | disagreeable | not to your liking |
Spanish | cargante, enfadoso, enojoso, fastidioso, irritante, molesto, pesado, vejatorio | |
Catalan | empipador, emprenyador, enfadós, enutjós, irritant, molest, ofenós, pesat, vexador, vexant, vexatori | |
Adverbs | annoyingly | in an annoying manner or to an annoying degree |
Meaning | The act of troubling or annoying someone. | |
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Synonyms | annoyance, irritation, vexation | |
Narrower | exasperation | actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) |
red flag | Something that irritates or demands immediate action | |
Broader | mistreatment | The practice of treating (someone or something) badly |
Spanish | agrazón, atufamiento, atufo, carlanca, enfado, enojo, fastidio, molesto, vejación | |
Catalan | enuig, irritació |
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