Definition of anoying
1. annoying [ a ] causing irritation or annoyance
Examples:
"tapping an annoying rhythm"
"a particularly bothersome noise"
"found it galling to have to ask permission"
"an irritating delay"
"nettlesome paperwork"
"a pesky mosquito"
"swarms of pestering gnats"
(Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)
I have found , time_and_again , that some bit of particularly annoying and intractable behavior on the part of a patient rests , in_the_final_analysis , on this basis ; and only when I can acknowledge this , to myself , as being indeed an aspect of my personality , does it cease to be a prominently troublesome aspect of the patient 's behavior .
Synonyms pestering nettlesome irritating annoying galling plaguy plaguey pestiferous vexatious teasing pesky vexing bothersome Related Terms disagreeable2. annoying [ n ] the act of troubling or annoying someone
Synonyms annoying irritation vexation troubling annoyance Related Terms mistreatment exasperation red_flag annoySimilar Spelling
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