Annoying Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of ANNOYING is causing vexation or irritation : causing annoyance : irritating. How to use annoying in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut annoying adjective SaveWord an·​noy·​ing |\ə-ˈnȯi-iŋ \ Definitionofannoying :causingvexationorirritation:causingannoyance:irritating anannoyinghabitannoyingquestions OtherWordsfromannoying Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutannoying OtherWordsfromannoying annoyingly \ ə-​ˈnȯi-​iŋ-​lē \ adverb Synonymsforannoying Synonyms abrasive, aggravating, bothersome, carking, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, plaguey (alsoplaguy), rankling, rebarbative, riling, vexatious, vexing VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofannoyinginaSentence mypartnerhastheannoyinghabitofeatingallthepicklesandleavingajarfullofpicklejuiceintherefrigerator RecentExamplesontheWeb Google'swatchlistinexplicablycan'tsaveNetflixcontent,whichcanbeannoyingaswell. — CoreyGaskin,ArsTechnica,2Feb.2022 Thesethingscanbeveryannoyingandverypersistentandarenotpickedupinascanofthecomputer. — Chron,2Feb.2022 Themajorityofyourspamislikelymoreannoyingthandangerous. — HeatherKelly,AnchorageDailyNews,10Jan.2022 Forinstance,somehikersmightfindanarrangementofrocksinapublicforesttobemoreannoyingthanpleasant. — BlairBraverman,OutsideOnline,2Jan.2022 Isoneofherveryannoying,milquetoastparentswhodoesnotunderstandthatJackieactuallyhatedrabbitsinsteadoflovingthemactuallyamoviepirate? — RoxanaHadadi,Vulture,20Dec.2021 Thisbehaviorisconfusingtoourkids,andunfairandveryannoyingformywifeandme. — AmyDickinson,oregonlive,10Dec.2021 Thisbehaviorisconfusingtoourkids,andunfairandveryannoyingformywifeandme. — AmyDickinson,DetroitFreePress,10Dec.2021 Themajorityofyourspamislikelymoreannoyingthandangerous. — WashingtonPost,19Nov.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'annoying.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofannoying 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforannoying seeannoy LearnMoreAboutannoying Shareannoying PosttheDefinitionofannoyingtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofannoyingonTwitter TimeTravelerforannoying Thefirstknownuseofannoyingwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster 'Snotter','Groak',and6MoreWords... 'Snotter','Groak',and6MoreWordsAssociatedwithBadHabits Couldyoupleasenotdothat? DictionaryEntriesNearannoying annoyed annoying annual SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforannoying LastUpdated 23Feb2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Annoying.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annoying.Accessed28Feb.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforannoying annoying adjective an·​noy·​ing |\ə-ˈnȯi-iŋ \ KidsDefinitionofannoying :causingslightanger anannoyinghabit OtherWordsfromannoying annoyingly adverb She'sannoyinglyloud. MorefromMerriam-Websteronannoying Nglish:TranslationofannoyingforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofannoyingforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY founder SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower chrysanthemum hydrangea hyacinth amaryllis Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10latinphrases WordsoftheWeek-Feb.25 Fromtheweekending2/25/2022 On'Biweekly'and'Bimonthly' Sorry,notsorry AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames Eponyms:WordsNamedAfterPeople WastherereallyaMr.Shrapnel? Takethequiz NamethatColor! Canyoutellchartreusefromvermilion? Takethequiz SpellIt Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? Takethequiz