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adjective

ə-ˈnȯid How to pronounce annoyed (audio)
Definition of annoyednext
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
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
Verb
The innkeeper is annoyed that his wife wants more conversation. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Returning the sarcasm tends to cause the same problem, with two people annoyed instead of one. — Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Oct. 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
  • Pause potent actives like retinoids, AHAs, BHAs and vitamin C when skin is irritated.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The deodorant also gives dry, irritated pits some extra love, with barrier-supporting sunflower seed oil that helps soften and moisturize skin.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of irritated
Verb
  • No one from the magazine bothered to help clean up the mess, but Camper, Tim and Mike, until then occupying each other by the Golden Age of SF section, responded rapidly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Not that those food safety shortcomings bothered rodents at The Blue Store aka Bargain Supermarket, 2901 NW 19th St.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of bothered
Adjective
  • Trip isn’t the standout role, but Keery handles the character’s exasperated monologues with panache, turning self-defense and infuriated straight-talk into acts of exhilarating sanity.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Digger, joined by his earnest and exasperated head of environmental safety and security, Nirav Ganesh (Riz Ahmed), heads to Europe to try to avert an unprecedented environmental disaster.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of exasperated
Verb
  • And as the team moved into the couple’s guest house on their San Diego rental property, the filmmakers feared that the home was bugged and ordered a device to try to de-bug it, without success.
    — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • He’s bugged Jay — the two met online and married two years ago before opening their first restaurant last year — to make sure that includes his crispy duck panang curry.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bugged
Adjective
  • The guests seemed less upset by the death than by the news that their infusions would be halted.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, Brazil’s veteran leftist leader pulled off a stunning upset.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • The company named all its weapons after Ukrainian intellectuals and artists killed or persecuted by Russians in the last century.
    — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • During this same time his father had vanished behind the Bamboo Curtain and was almost certainly persecuted, possibly even murdered, by the same Communists that Hoover claimed to be fighting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of persecuted
Adjective
  • Thus a group of angry Roman Catholics, led by Robert Catesby, began plotting a way to topple the Protestant government.
    — Lucia Barnum, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Packers come off an angry loss while the Panthers were humiliated on Sunday.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of angry
Verb
  • Edge rusher Myles Garrett aggravated a left knee injury and underwent surgery.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Outside linebackers Jalen Phillips (hamstring, aggravated from a week ago) and Thomas Incoom (calf) are being evaluated.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of aggravated

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