annoyed

[uh-noid]

adjective

1. irritated, disturbed, or bothered.

   I was quite annoyed by the time he arrived, over an hour late.

Word History and Origins

Origin of annoyed¹

annoy ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"I was annoyed, because there's other businesses along the front that have their own colours and I didn't know why it was mine that was being targeted out of the whole street," she said.

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Speaking on BBC Radio 4s Today programme Polanski said Ali was right to apologise, but he would "defend his right to be annoyed and upset by what is happening in Palestine".

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McIlroy added that he would be "annoyed" if he was an American at the level of support directed towards the home players.

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I explained that I was now locked out of the BBC and was annoyed.

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"I was more annoyed at the fact that they let me lie there on the wet grass, completely freezing with a bad injury," she added.

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