annoyed
part of speech
adjective (annoyed, more annoyed); verb form of annoy (annoy, annoys, annoyed, annoying)
meaning for a pupil
1) Annoyed means a bit angry or irritated about something («I was annoyed when my brother took my pens»). tree →
2) Annoyed (verb form) means made someone a bit angry («The noise annoyed the neighbours»). tree →
sense 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 →
- Mum gets annoyed when we leave our shoes on the stairs. tree →
- She was annoyed with her friend for telling the secret. tree →
- The buzzing fly annoyed everyone in the classroom. tree →
- He looked annoyed but said nothing. tree →
- Don't get annoyed; just ask him to stop. tree →
- The teacher was annoyed about the noise. tree →
- I'm annoyed at myself for forgetting my lunch. tree →
- “Do not be annoyed, dear wife. tree →
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».
In the corpora
- Ears pricked forward mean a horse is interested; ears pinned flat back are a warning that it is angry or annoyed.
- A tail that flicks, swishes or thumps usually means the cat is annoyed.
- To Tom it felt like a game; to Lily it hurt a bit and annoyed her a lot.
- Being «tilted» means you are so annoyed you start playing worse and worse.
- Real people are happy to wait for your grown-up; tricksters get annoyed and leave.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «annoyed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.