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dunned

verb

past tense of dun
as in annoyed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dunned
  1. annoyed
  2. worried
  3. irked
  4. exasperated
  5. irritated
  6. vexed
  7. riled
  8. hassled
Verb
  • Part of me is annoyed that the process didn’t hand me a neat solution.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The rare curtain call on the road continued an outpouring of support from Mets fans for Alonso over the past two nights — and apparently annoyed at least one of his former teammates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of annoyed
Verb
  • The divergence has traders worried that, if the few stocks driving the gains start to falter, the broader market will be in trouble.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Rose spoke to former air traffic controller Dave Riley, who wasn't worried that the AI tool would lead to problems because humans would still oversee safety.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of worried
Verb
  • Here’s what Hafley said after the game, including what irked him.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But Trinity's focus on its bottom line also irked many Republicans, including Mantello, who was the City Council president at the time.
    — Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of irked
Verb
  • As new waves of feminists confronted different issues, some became exasperated by Steinem’s seemingly perennial role as the face of the women’s movement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • We have been puzzled, even exasperated at times, by the Heat’s level of patience with its roster over the past two seasons, particularly last year.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of exasperated
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  • The episode confused and irritated the Red Sox, and following Saturday’s win starting pitcher Sonny Gray acknowledged that Alexander’s antics had provided the club with extra motivation.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The comments irritated Ilicali, who took to social media in response.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of irritated
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  • Aging air traffic control equipment and technology issues have vexed airline executives for years.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Many economists believe that final round of stimulus relief overheated the economy and fed inflation, which has vexed the American public for the past five years.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of vexed
Verb
  • Sydney Sweeney has riled up some leading female athletes with her risqué ad campaign for Novig, the sports betting platform.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Township officials accused me of a power grab and riled up the local township boards, which came out en masse.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of riled
Verb
  • In the ad, Piven pulls up to a Miami mansion party in a sports car and is hassled by a bouncer.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of hassled
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“Dunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunned. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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