Meaning & Definition of Annoying in English
English⟶
Annoying
/ənɔɪɪŋ/
noun
1. The act of troubling or annoying someone
synonym:
- annoyance,
- annoying,
- irritation,
- vexation
adjective
1. Causing irritation or annoyance
- "Tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"
- "Aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"
- "Found it galling to have to ask permission"
- "An irritating delay"
- "Nettlesome paperwork"
- "A pesky mosquito"
- "Swarms of pestering gnats"
- "A plaguey newfangled safety catch"
- "A teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"
- "A vexatious child"
- "It is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
synonym:
- annoying,
- bothersome,
- galling,
- irritating,
- nettlesome,
- pesky,
- pestering,
- pestiferous,
- plaguy,
- plaguey,
- teasing,
- vexatious,
- vexing
Examples of using
Tom is annoying Mary.
There are people whose only purpose is to be as annoying as possible.
I worry that, because the Japanese lines in this site are written with furigana, they take up a lot of space, and the people who don't even care about them in the first place might find them annoying.