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adjective

ə-ˈnȯid How to pronounce annoyed (audio)
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as in irritated
subjected to and reacting with irritation I was extremely annoyed when she changed her mind for the third time

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annoyed

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verb

past tense of annoy
as in bothered
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts deliberately annoyed the elderly neighbor by walking across his lawn

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Recent Examples of annoyed
Adjective
Steve was likely annoyed with Lilly, weary of revisiting his plan, and confident in his rationale from past experience. — Susan MacKenty Brady, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Hardin is more amused than annoyed, particularly given the origin of the FTD Burger. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Verb
David goes on a tour of the past 250 years and is deeply annoyed by every facet of it. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Griffin also poked at the cohosts in the immediate aftermath of Hasselbeck and former View moderator Rosie O'Donnell's legendary on-air fight in 2007, as Griffin was a guest host the following day and brought up the incident numerous times — which annoyed Walters in the moment. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for annoyed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annoyed
  1. irritated
  2. bothered
  3. exasperated
  4. bugged
  5. upset
  6. persecuted
  7. angry
  8. aggravated
Adjective
  • Royal biographer Tina Brown went as far as to suggest that Charles is growing increasingly irritated with William.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026
  • Cubital tunnel syndrome occurs when the ulnar nerve, which passes through a tunnel on the inside of the elbow, becomes inflamed, swollen and irritated, Johns Hopkins explains.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Definition of irritated
Verb
  • The effect that Republicans’ Wuhan investigations and right-leaning media had on Fauci’s public image continuously bothered him, according to the writings.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • Johnson took the job partly out of patriotism; he was bothered that so few people knew the smartphone was a Canadian invention.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of bothered
Adjective
  • Jack Loder, a clearly exasperated digital content producer for the Giants’ flagship station KNBR, posted a two-minute video on X shortly after the game that singled out Webb for criticism.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • For a variety of reasons that weren’t immediately entirely clear, there was a comprehensive and fundamental breakdown in access to the stadium that left many exasperated or furious.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Definition of exasperated
Verb
  • The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of bugged
Adjective
  • Baltimore City's latest crackdown on dirt bikes has some riders upset and asking for the mayor and police commissioner to meet with them.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • The day nurse is 100 percent correct that Catherine is crashing there, but no one really seems too upset about it.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • The Chinese government denies the Uyghurs have been or are being persecuted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • As a senator, Marco Rubio was a strong supporter of the bureau and human rights broadly, once arguing from the Senate floor that safeguarding the freedoms of gay men who were persecuted in Chechnya — and all people — was in the national interest.
    — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
Definition of persecuted
Adjective
  • At first, Jack felt angry to know his Parkinson’s was likely linked to service to his country.
    — Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The Secret Service’s actual procedures turn out to be more like guidelines that can be discarded if the president is sufficiently angry—which, from the standpoint of safeguarding democracy, constitutes a fairly concerning loophole.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of angry
Verb
  • This bullpen session was a chance for Ohtani to test his knee, which before the injection seemed to be aggravated by pitching.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • These dangers are aggravated by the widespread use of methamphetamine.
    — Josh Katz, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of aggravated

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