annoyed

CEFRB1

/əˈnɔɪd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Slightly angry or impatient because of something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.

Examples

  • He was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness.

  • The homeless people were annoyed by the flies and mosquitoes.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning
  1. simple past and past participle of annoy

More examples

In context
  • I'm annoyed at your selfishness.

  • Judy is annoyed at Jim because he forgot to put the bins out again.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher felt blank when students kept talking during the important explanation of the exam rules.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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