Annoying — synonyms, definition

1. annoying (a)

abrasive awkward bothersome defective difficult disadvantageous disagreeable displeasing disturbing embarrassing grating hateful inauspicious inconvenient inopportune jarring loud objectionable obnoxious odious • • •

2. annoying (Adjective)

galling irritating nettlesome pesky pestering pestiferous plaguey plaguy teasing vexing

annoying (Adjective) — Causing irritation or annoyance. ex. "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"

3. annoying (Noun)

annoyance irritation vexation

annoying (Noun) — The act of troubling or annoying someone.

mistreatment exasperation red flag

4. annoying (Verb)

bothering chafing deviling getting at getting to graveling narking nettling pissing off ragging riling

annoying (Verb) — Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. ex. "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really annoys me"

displeasing antagonising antagonizing besetting chevvying chevying chivvying eating into fretting getting getting under one's skin grating harassing harrying hassling molesting peeving plaguing provoking rankling ruffling