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# annoyed

adjective (annoyed, more annoyed); verb form of annoy (annoy, annoys, annoyed, annoying)

«annoyed» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Annoyed means a bit angry or irritated about something («I was annoyed when my brother took my pens»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#m1)
2. Annoyed (verb form) means made someone a bit angry («The noise annoyed the neighbours»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#m2)

### In the lessons

In PSHE pupils name feelings: annoyed is milder than angry or furious; they learn calm ways to deal with it (breathe, say how you feel, walk away). In stories it shows a character's mood. Phrases: «annoyed with someone», «annoyed about/at something», «get annoyed».

### Examples

- I was annoyed when the bus was late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#x1)
- Mum gets annoyed when we leave our shoes on the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#x2)
- She was annoyed with her friend for telling the secret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#x3)
- The buzzing fly annoyed everyone in the classroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#x4)
- He looked annoyed but said nothing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#x5)
- Don't get annoyed; just ask him to stop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#x6)
- The teacher was annoyed about the noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#x7)
- I'm annoyed at myself for forgetting my lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#x8)
- “Do not be annoyed, dear wife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/#x9)

### Note

Trap: «annoyed» is how you feel; «annoying» is the thing that causes the feeling («The noise was annoying; I was annoyed»). Use «annoyed with» a person, «annoyed about/at» a thing. Double n in «annoy».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «annoyed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annoyed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«annoyed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/annoyed.html) on Mova free.