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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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
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Carlson said, with an air of annoyed confusion.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
And definitely don’t get annoyed with her.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for annoyed
Adjective
Belton said he was mildly annoyed that there hadn’t been more advertising about the change.
—Verb
If you’re annoyed by your field of view, your dog is too.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for annoyed
Adjective
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If left to build up on the skin, these substances can make skin look and feel dull or irritated.—
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At first blush, Rachel appears to be a mousy wallflower irritated by Marty’s fast-cash gambits.—
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Hollywood CEOs aren’t getting hot and bothered about using AI to completely replace real-life movie stars; the guilds wouldn’t allow it, and audiences wouldn’t want it.—
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Burrow, who spoke with media after the Bengals lost 18-20 to the Cleveland Browns, seemed bothered by his 'do from the start, sitting down at the mic and instantly raking his lengthy bangs back with his hands.—
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It certainly can be deployed sincerely, yet it’s almost always accompanied by a good-natured, perhaps slightly exasperated, shake of the head.—
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Let the Big Three ride out the final years of this glorious era together, with Kerr looking on, exasperated but content in the final year of his contract.—
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Banks has bugged Kerkering to clean his locker, to no avail.—
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Power gains are bugged to be too low for a new power grind that no one wants to do anyway.—
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The Tigers, previously 0-9 all-time at Rupp Arena, took advantage of a struggling Kentucky Wildcats squad for a 73-68 upset win.—
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The automaker spent much of the year undoing decisions made by the previous CEO, Carlos Tavares, who resigned at the end of 2024, as stakeholders in the company — from dealers to union rank and file — were upset with him and unhappy with his leadership.—
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Open Doors is a global Christian charity supporting Christians persecuted for their faith.—
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Most commonly, people felt they were being persecuted via their electronics – that their Wi-Fi networks, computers or cellphones had been hacked or implanted with tracking devices.—
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Robby is angry at himself for not seeing it.—
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None of the referees appeared to be struck by the objects being thrown on the court, despite video showing a windfall of debris raining down from the angry crowd.—
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Prater aggravated his previous quadriceps injury Sunday.—
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Sweet was initially arrested on suspicion of felony aggravated DUI, but a criminal complaint filed by the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office shows he was charged with vehicular manslaughter.—
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“Annoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annoyed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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