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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 |
used as an exclamation of triumph, surprise, discovery, perplexity, or annoyance. |
| hassle |
a hindrance or annoyance. [1/4 definitions] |
| hey |
used to draw attention or to show surprise, mild delight, or annoyance. |
| irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
| irritate |
to provoke anger or annoyance. [1/4 definitions] |
| jeez |
(slang, sometimes offensive) used to express surprise or mild annoyance. |
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