annoying

adjective

an·​noy·​ing ə-ˈnȯi-iŋ How to pronounce annoying (audio)
: causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating
an annoying habit
annoying questions
annoyingly adverb

Examples of annoying in a Sentence

my partner has the annoying habit of eating all the pickles and leaving a jar full of pickle juice in the refrigerator
Recent Examples on the Web In mixed chat groups, pictures and videos get pixelated, messages can take longer to send or not send at all, and reactions are written out instead of displayed as reaction icons, among many other annoying issues. Jody Serrano, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024 The furniture giant known for its annoying construction kits (put the screw where?) and excellent Swedish treats is clamoring atop the precarious fake meat bandwagon with its new Plant Dog. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2024 No admission tickets or annoying reservations are required! Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024 That’s according to the latest data from global employment platform Indeed, which surveyed over 1000 employees and 500 employers in the U.K. and found that 1 in 5 employees are dodging the office to avoid the annoying behavior of co-workers. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024 Reactions can range from mildly annoying symptoms to life-threatening reactions including anaphylactic shock, which occurs when blood pressure drops suddenly and the organs can't get enough oxygen. Daniel Peck, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024 What’s the most annoying misconception about country music? Spin Contributor, SPIN, 12 Mar. 2024 There’s something to the shock of killing a story’s darlings, but the film doesn’t offer much in the way of internal world-building (do the machines really want to take over because humans are just…annoying?) or its central love story to make up for the holes left by these disappearances. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024 Then one day Thomas Wolfe actually came back and ate the boy, because the boy was an annoying husband. John Hodgman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

see annoy

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of annoying was in the 15th century

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“Annoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

annoying

adjective
an·​noy·​ing ə-ˈnȯi-iŋ How to pronounce annoying (audio)
: causing annoyance
an annoying habit
annoyingly adverb

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