annoying

CEFRB1

/əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Making someone feel slightly angry or impatient.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    present participle and gerund of annoy

Examples

  • My friends always say I'm too calm, but my family always says I'm too annoying.

  • My parents keep arguing about stupid things. It's so annoying!

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. That which annoys; an annoyance.

  2. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

More examples

In context

  • Having flies in your bedroom when you're trying to sleep is really annoying.

  • […] they lose the true spirit of Christianity; and, while their heads are filled with clouds of mysticism, and the smoke of metaphysical nonsense, their hearts are filled with uncharitableness and bitter annoyings.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From annoy + -ing.