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How to spell annoyed

Annoyed is spelled A-N-N-O-Y-E-D. The part people get wrong: double N.

What it means: Aroused to impatience or anger.

In a sentence: The cat looked annoyed when it couldn't catch the butterfly. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double n, and an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: annoying, annoyance, annoyingly, irritated. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Annoyed comes from the verb "annoy," which entered English from Old French "anoier," meaning to disturb or bother. The word ultimately traces back to a Latin root meaning "to be hateful" or "to be troublesome."

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