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annoying
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As an adjective, annoying means causing irritation or annoyance. As a noun, it means the act of troubling or annoying someone.
Meanings of annoying
3 meaningsadjective
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
“Vandals are really annoying.”
verb
Present participle of annoy
noun
The act of troubling or annoying someone
Similar: annoyance, irritation, vexation
Older and rare meanings (1)
rareThat which annoys; an annoyance.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for annoying →adjective: causing irritation or annoyance
noun: the act of troubling or annoying someone
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