annoyed

[uh-noid]

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adjective

irritated, disturbed, or bothered: I was quite annoyed by the time he arrived, over an hour late.

Origin of annoyed

annoy + -ed²

annoy

[uh-noi]

verb (used with object)

to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.

to molest; harm.

verb (used without object)

to be bothersome or troublesome.

noun

Archaic. an annoyance.

Origin of annoy

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English an(n)oien, enoien < Anglo-French, Old French anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < Late Latin inodiāre to cause aversion, from Latin phrase mihi in odiō est … I dislike …; cf. in-², odium, ennui, noisome; (noun) Middle English a(n)noi, ennoi < Anglo-French, Old French a(n)nui, etc., derivative of the v.

Related formsan·noy·er, nounhalf-an·noyed, adjectiveun·an·noyed, adjective

Can be confusedaggravate annoy irritate

Synonyms for annoy

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1. harass, pester.

Synonym study

1. See bother, worry.

Antonyms for annoy

1. comfort, calm, soothe.

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Related Words for annoyed

miffed, bothered, irked, sore

Examples from the Web for annoyed

Contemporary Examples of annoyed

Yes, some people have been inconvenienced by traffic delays or annoyed by supportive athletes.
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Goldie Taylor
December 30, 2014
At first, I am annoyed because answering these questions takes so much effort.
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December 20, 2014
And if the patients whined or annoyed her, she allegedly killed them to shut them up.
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October 15, 2014
In fact, we—if I could be a bit of pop-culture Lorax for the moment and speak for all of us—are kind of annoyed that she is.
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Kevin Fallon
June 26, 2014
Desperate and annoyed with the language barrier, Bartiromo begs as Elias translates.
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Brandy Zadrozny
June 26, 2014

Historical Examples of annoyed

I could see she was annoyed and a little worried, because he was past taking notice.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
There was nothing in the coat now that could possibly have startled the girl or annoyed her.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
Ordinarily he would not have heard them at all; now they annoyed him.
The Leopard Woman
Stewart Edward White
“I am not making a face,” growled the annoyed Ossipon bearishly.
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad
After awhile she got to concealing them, as if she thought they annoyed me.
Questionable Shapes
William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for annoyed

annoy

verb

to irritate or displease

to harass with repeated attacks

Derived Formsannoyer, noun

Word Origin for annoy

C13: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatred

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Word Origin and History for annoyed

adj.

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

annoy

late 13c., from Anglo-French anuier, Old French enoiier, anuier "to weary, vex, anger; be troublesome or irksome to," from Late Latin inodiare "make loathsome," from Latin (esse) in odio "(it is to me) hateful," ablative of odium "hatred" (see odium). Earliest form of the word in English was as a noun, c.1200, "feeling of irritation, displeasure, distaste." Related: Annoyed; annoying; annoyingly. Middle English also had annoyful and annoyous (both late 14c.).