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aggravating |
(informal) causing great annoyance or frustration. |
aggravation |
annoyance, bother, or irritation. [2/4 definitions] |
aggro |
(chiefly British; informal) trouble; annoyance; irritation. [1/2 definitions] |
annoying |
causing annoyance; irritating; bothersome. |
bah |
used as an expression of disgust or annoyance. |
botheration |
used to express annoyance. [2/3 definitions] |
broil1 |
to feel great impatience, annoyance, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
chafe |
irritation or vexation; annoyance. [1/6 definitions] |
damnation |
used to express annoyance, anger, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
displease |
to cause annoyance, disappointment, or dissatisfaction; be unpleasant. [1/2 definitions] |
displeasing |
causing dissatisfaction, disappointment, annoyance, or other negative reaction. |
fiddlesticks |
nonsense! (used to express annoyance or irritation). |
fret1 |
to feel or express worry, concern, or annoyance. [1/8 definitions] |
god |
used to express dismay, scorn, annoyance, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
grate2 |
to produce irritation or annoyance. [1/5 definitions] |
ha |
a word used to show triumph, surprise, discovery, amazement, or annoyance. |
hassle |
a hindrance or annoyance. [1/4 definitions] |
hey |
used to draw attention or to show surprise, mild delight, or annoyance. |
impatiently |
with annoyance or anxiety at having to wait. |
irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
irritate |
to provoke anger or annoyance. [1/4 definitions] |
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