word-vault/dist/data/cards/an/annoying.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "annoying",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "making somebody feel slightly angry",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This interruption is very annoying."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her most annoying habit was eating with her mouth open."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's incredibly annoying, but that's life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I find her very annoying."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found it really annoying not to be able to communicate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please stop making that noise—it's getting annoying."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The background hum of the fan may be annoying to some users."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proposal will probably prove annoying to opposition MPs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The annoying thing was that I only had myself to blame."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "irritating",
            "topics": ["Personal qualities", "Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "an/annoying/annoying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "an/annoying/annoying__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}