: feeling or showing angry irritation
was clearly annoyed by their repeated questions
were very annoyed to be kept waiting
an annoyed expression
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The characters would be extremely annoyed and then change their tune when her shrewd legal mind repeatedly got them out of scrapes.
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Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Rather than being annoyed or dismissive of any criticism or suggestions, embrace them and then work on them.
—Adam Bryant, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Two years later, annoyed authorities shuttered a survey exhibition of Jung’s work.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
An annoyed bartender with a French accent seems somewhat less thrilled with the statuette’s location.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
There’s no way the residents making those complaints have been around all that time, getting more and more annoyed at the prospect of airplane noise.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024
People were sometimes annoyed at that, but like, that’s way above my pay grade.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
Jenna told us Fiona hasn't been interested in playing with Fritz and gets annoyed when Bibi lets her baby brother get away with trouble.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
Remember how annoyed everyone was when James Murphy did that, then came back?
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Rather than being annoyed or dismissive of any criticism or suggestions, embrace them and then work on them.
—Adam Bryant, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Two years later, annoyed authorities shuttered a survey exhibition of Jung’s work.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
An annoyed bartender with a French accent seems somewhat less thrilled with the statuette’s location.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
There’s no way the residents making those complaints have been around all that time, getting more and more annoyed at the prospect of airplane noise.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024
People were sometimes annoyed at that, but like, that’s way above my pay grade.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
Jenna told us Fiona hasn't been interested in playing with Fritz and gets annoyed when Bibi lets her baby brother get away with trouble.
—The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
Remember how annoyed everyone was when James Murphy did that, then came back?
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Annoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoyed. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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