What does annoying mean?
Definitions for annoying
əˈnɔɪ ɪŋan·noy·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexationadjective
the act of troubling or annoying someone
annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexingadjective
causing irritation or annoyance
"tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
Wiktionary
annoyingadjective
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
Vandals are really annoying.
Wikipedia
annoying
Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called irritability.
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annoying
Annoying refers to something or someone that irritates, bothers or frustrates in a disturbing or unpleasant manner. It typically provokes discomfort, mild anger, or impatience due to repeated or persistent unpleasant behavior or circumstances. It can cover a wide variety of actions from minor disturbances to significant disruptions.
Webster Dictionary
Annoying
of Annoy
Annoyingadjective
that annoys; molesting; vexatious
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Rank popularity for the word 'annoying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4297
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of annoying in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of annoying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of annoying in a Sentence
It's hard enough to maintain good habits on your own, but when you have people putting things in front of you and trying to insist that you try them, or saying things like' I worked so hard on this casserole' or whatever, like you're slighting them personally, and I just find it a little annoying, to say the least.
It would be so sad [ if I quit because of ] the media and ‘ cancel culture ’ and all the annoying people sitting behind a screen wanting to bully people off the internet for no other reason than they’re bored with their own lives.
Online ads might be annoying, but so is the cashier at your bookstore. But you probably never told yourself: “I want these books and magazines, but that payment part is really annoying… It’s an interruption in my day to stand in line and take out my credit card. So I’ll just take all the books I wanted and walk out the store without the annoying part!”.
I have friends who can't pay their rent right now, like my friends from high school, my friends from home who really keep me grounded and keep me in reality, those are real problems, and I'm well aware of how blessed and lucky and privileged I am. But that doesn't mean it doesn't get annoying and bother me.
Sometimes I could be pretty annoying, it was nice to know that I had someone who was always there.
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