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Definition of annoying adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

annoying

adjective
 
/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
 
/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
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  1. making somebody feel slightly angry synonym irritating
    • This interruption is very annoying.
    • Her most annoying habit was eating with her mouth open.
    • It's incredibly annoying, but that's life.
    Extra Examples
    • I find her very annoying.
    • I found it really annoying not to be able to communicate.
    • Please stop making that noise—it's getting annoying.
    • The background hum of the fan may be annoying to some users.
    • The proposal will probably prove annoying to opposition MPs.
    • The annoying thing was that I only had myself to blame.
    Topics Personal qualitiesb1, Feelingsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • to
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