Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

annoying

/əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: an-noy-ing
IPA: /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

verb

present participle and gerund of annoy

noun

That which annoys; an annoyance.

Example Sentences

"Having flies in your bedroom when you're trying to sleep is really annoying."
"[…] they lose the true spirit of Christianity; and, while their heads are filled with clouds of mysticism, and the smoke of metaphysical nonsense, their hearts are filled with uncharitableness and bitter annoyings."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Proto-Italic *odjom Latin odium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin inodiāre Old French enoiierbor. Middle English anoyen English annoy Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English annoying From annoy + -ing.

Inflected Forms

more annoying (comparative) most annoying (superlative) annoyings (plural)

Derived Forms

annoyingly annoyingness unannoying

Frequently Paired Words

annoy annoyed

Synonyms

aggravating aggy annoying wretched displeasing bothersome chagrining cruddy douchetastic douchey drippy gittish

Rhymes With

enjoying destroying employing deploying toying cloying redeploying buoying hoying joying

Questions

How do you pronounce annoying?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does annoying mean?: Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
Where does annoying come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Proto-Italic *odjom Latin odium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin inodiāre Old French enoiierbor. Middle English anoyen English annoy Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English annoying From annoy + -ing.

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