annoyed

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adjective

an·​noyed ə-ˈnȯid 

: feeling or showing angry irritation

was clearly annoyed by their repeated questions

were very annoyed to be kept waiting

an annoyed expression

annoyedly

ə-ˈnȯi-əd-lē 

adverb

Billy shook his head annoyedly.

—Irwin Shaw

annoyed

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past tense and past participle of annoy

Synonyms of annoyed

Adjective

• irritated
• bothered
• exasperated
• upset
• angry
• aggravated
• displeased

Examples of annoyed in a Sentence

Adjective

I was extremely annoyed when she changed her mind for the third time

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Lizzie’s newfound happiness is shattered at the end of the second episode, however, when Abby enters her stepdaughter’s dovecote and beheads every bird inside after growing increasingly annoyed with their cooing during mating season. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Prominent royal commentators and people online were amused, annoyed or more by the couple’s belief that they should have been consulted before the letter went out. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Issa acts on that notion by encouraging a threesome between herself, Paul Baker, and Anton, who has spent much of the episode getting increasingly annoyed about being left out of everyone else’s scheming. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Long enough for the audience to feel annoyed and become squeamish. — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for annoyed

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• amyloid
• aneroid
• arachnoid
• asteroid
• benzenoid
• carcinoid
• celluloid
• coronoid
• humanoid