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Annoyed   /ənˈɔɪd/   Listen
verb
Annoy  v. t.  (past & past part. annoyed; pres. part. annoying)  
1.
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks. "Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?"
2.
To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
Synonyms: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease.


adjective
annoyed  adj.  
1.
Aroused to impatience or anger; as, feeling annoyed by the constant teasing.
Synonyms: irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.
2.
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.
Synonyms: harassed, harried, pestered





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"Annoyed" Quotes from Famous Books



... quite a different animal from the American tree porcupines and represents a genus (Hystrix) which is found in Asia, Africa, and southern Europe. This species lives in burrows and, when hunting big game, we were often greatly annoyed to find that our dogs had followed the trail of one of these animals. We would arrive to see the hounds dancing about the burrow yelping excitedly instead of having a goral at bay as we ...
— Camps and Trails in China - A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China • Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
... much puzzled by the curious titles which novelists selected for their books, and very much annoyed by my inability to discover where they picked them up. I persevered, however, and discovered that they found them in the daily papers. In fact, I shrewdly suspect that I have discovered, in these veracious ...
— Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 23, September 3, 1870 • Various
... passed without any incident save the continued attacks of mosquitoes, and the unfortunate Gringalet pressing close to us to avoid the cruel stings of the blood-thirsty insects which much annoyed him. ...
— Adventures of a Young Naturalist • Lucien Biart
... He did not appear in the least annoyed or angry, but seemed to consider the whole affair a huge joke. I failed to ...
— Kent Knowles: Quahaug • Joseph C. Lincoln
... spice of hardihood and venturesomeness in them. But to do what had been made to appear mean and dishonorable was another thing, and she was provoked enough at Hemstead for having unconsciously given that aspect to her action and character, and still more annoyed and perplexed that her conscience should so positively side with him. Thus it will be seen that her conscience was unawakened, rather than ...
— From Jest to Earnest • E. P. Roe


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