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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
annoyed
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Everyone is annoyed by the constant noise of the construction project.
▪ Meg was annoyed with me because I forgot to stop and buy bread on my way home.
▪ Mike gets annoyed if anyone goes in his room when he's out.
▪ Professor Johnson was annoyed when I told her my paper was going to be late.
▪ Sandra was very annoyed that I was late.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And I got really annoyed at the manipulation of the young, and the godfathers who are sitting free today.
▪ And she was annoyed with them for knowing so much, she had begun to feel safe in the hotel.
▪ He becomes annoyed or discouraged if corrected too often.
▪ He looks annoyed, but then on seeing that the victim has the only chair, he curbs his irritation.
▪ He was annoyed at being caught in the wrong.
▪ Other staff said she seemed annoyed to discover that Mrs Fribbins had wet the bed.
▪ Usually silent, but has twangy trumpeting note and will hiss or snort when annoyed.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
annoyed

annoyed \annoyed\ adj.

  1. 1 aroused to impatience or anger; as, feeling annoyed by the constant teasing.

    Syn: irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.

  2. 1 troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.

    Syn: harassed, harried, pestered

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
annoyed

"vexed, peeved, offended," late 13c., past participle adjective from annoy (v.).

Wiktionary
annoyed
  1. troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked; vexed. v

  2. (en-past of: annoy)

WordNet
annoyed
  1. adj. 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" [syn: irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stunng]

  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" [syn: harassed, harried, pestered, vexed]

Usage examples of "annoyed".

The necklace that had merely annoyed her for the last few days, now gave her the willies.

Porthos, looking all round him as if in search of the circumstance that annoyed Planchet, and desirous of freeing him from it.

When Aramis sees me, he will be very much annoyed, in the first place, at seeing me, and in the next at being seen.

It was very plain from the embarrassed appearance of Monsieur how much the conversation of the king and Madame annoyed him.

The two Sigurri, the first red-haired and green-eyed, the second light-haired and brown-eyed, both large and well-made, rode leisurely, which annoyed me.

Rilas in turn, annoyed at having been drawn from the depths of her thoughts.

Some paces behind him were his three companions, Telion in some manner amused, Lialt faintly annoyed, and Ceralt-expressionless despite the trace of anger in his light eyes.

I grew annoyed at such foolishness, for they waited, so they thought, to hear which male I would choose to follow, which male I would give my oath to obey.

Also I was annoyed that the male had stirred my blood at a time I might not see it cooled again, unless I pulled him into a quiet corner as he had done with me.

I said with great incredulity, at once annoyed and amused that he considered such foolishness.

I moved in displeasure, having no true wish to be touched in such an insolent manner, annoyed that the heat would begin to build so quickly within me from so small a thing.

I reached to a pitcher of daru, annoyed that those who remained upon sufferance would dare to doubt-and then merely held the pitcher without pouring.

Hannah annoyed as always that she had not been able to make the introduction.

They were annoyed about Amanda, she always had plenty of money, her family owned that big house, Oaklands, so she could well have come back.

So yes, I annoyed you today and maybe also a bit over the past months by not being here enough.