| 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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