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English Dictionary: annoyed by the DICT Development Group
2 results for annoyed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annoyed
adj
  1. aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"
    Synonym(s): annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung
  2. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
    Synonym(s): annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Annoy \An*noy"\ ([acr]n*noi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annoyed}
      ([acr]n*noid"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Annoying}.] [OE. anoien,
      anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui,
      enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See {Annoy}, n.]
      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?            --Prior.
  
      2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by
            impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
  
      Syn: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex;
               tease.
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