annoying

English Thesaurus

1. the act of troubling or annoying someone (noun.act)

hypernym	:	mistreatment,
definition	:	the practice of treating (someone or something) badly (noun.act)

hyponym	:	exasperation,
definition	:	actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	red flag,
definition	:	something that irritates or demands immediate action (noun.act)

2. causing irritation or annoyance (adj.all)

similar	:	disagreeable,
definition	:	not to your liking (adj.all)

3. the act of troubling or annoying someone (noun.act)

derivation	:	annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex,
definition	:	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)

4. causing irritation or annoyance (adj.all)

derivation	:	plague,
definition	:	an annoyance (noun.cognition)

5. the act of troubling or annoying someone (noun.act)

derivation	:	annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex,
definition	:	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)

6. causing irritation or annoyance (adj.all)

derivation	:	plague,
definition	:	an annoyance (noun.cognition)