moody /'muidi/ [adj] someone who is moody often becomes annoyed or unhappy, even though there does not seem to be a good reason for feeling that way: moody teenagers I Тага had been moody and difficult all day.
moody - moodier - moodiest
Irritable /'iritatel/ [ad;] someone who is
Irritable easily gets annoyed by things that are not important: The heat was making me irritable. I Zoe hadn't had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable.
touchy /'lAtJi/ [adj] if someone is touchy, they easily get offended, so you have to be careful what you say to them: She always gets a little touchy when you ask her about her parents.
+ about Don't say anything about his bald patch - he's a little touchy about it
touchy - touchier - touchiest
Sulky /'SAlki/ [adj] someone who is sulky has an angry, unhappy look on their face and does not talk much, especially because they think they have been treated unfairly: a sulky little boy who refused to play with the other children sulky - sulkier - sulkiest sulkily [adu] She just sat in the corner and stared sulkily at the floor.
В someone or something that makes you angry
annoying /э'пэыд/ [ad;] an annoying
person, fact, or situation makes you feel annoyed or impatient: Henry's the most annoying person I haue ever met. I Just as J got into the shower the phone rang. It was so annoying.
irritating /ir^teitii}/ [adj] something that is irritating is very annoying and it keeps happening: Steve has an irritating habit of leaving the fridge door open. I I do find it irritating when people keep interrupting me.
frustrating /frVstreitigi'frAStreitig/ [ad;] а frustrating situation makes you feel annoyed because it stops you from doing what you want to do: It's so frustrating when you're in a hurry and the traffic isn't moving. I Learning a new language can be a frustrating experience.
Qbe a nuisance /bi: э njuis^is|-'nu:-/
especially spoken someone or something that is a nuisance is annoying because they cause problems or inconvenience for you: My car's broken down again. It's a nuisance, isn't it?
QwHat a nuisance! spoken She can't babysit tonight because she has to go and see her mother: What a nuisance!
infuriating /in'fjiwrieitiq/ [ad;] something tnat is infuriating makes you very angry, especially because there is nothing you can do to stop it: He always pretends he c/oesn'i understand what I'm saying. It's absolutely infuriating. I infuriating delays
H to make someone angry
make sb angry/make sb mad
especially american /.metк (sb) 'aeqgri, ,meik (sb) ,maed/ Sophie tried not to do anything that would make Henry angry. it makes sb angry/mad when It always
makes me mad when people drive up behind me and start flashing their lights.
annoy /э'гсм/ [v T] to make someone feel annoyed: The only reason she went out with him was to annoy her parents. I Are you doing that just to annoy me? it annoys sb that/when It annoys me that Kim never returns the books she borrows.
irritate /'ir^teit/ \v T] to annoy someone - use this about things that keep happening or things that people keep doing: That silly smile of hers always irritated him. I After a while, the loud ticking of the clock began to irritate me.
offend /a'fend/ [и T] to make someone feel angry and upset by doing or saying something rude or insulting: I'm sorry if I offended you. I Some people were offended by Leary's racist jokes.
к get on sb's nerves get on (sbs)
■ n3:rvz< ineokmal if someone or something
gets on your nerves, they make you feel more and more annoyed, especially because they keep saying or doing something that you do not like: The noise from
the apartment upstairs was beginning to get on my nerves. I I hope Diane isn't going to be there - she really gets on my nerves.
Qdrive sb crazy/drive sb mad
bkitish /.(Jraiv isb) krei/j, .draiv (sb) 'maid/ informal, ispeciaeiy s-'oki.n if someone or something drives you crazy or drives you mad. they annoy you so much that you cannot feel calm or think clearly: Turn that music down - it's driving me mad! I Being alone all day with three small kids is enough to drive anyone crazy.
provoke pro1 vook/li; T] to deliberately try to make someone angry: She would never have hit you if you hadn't provoked her.
provoke sb into doing sth Charlie was trying to prouoke him into losing his temper.
Ejangry feelings
anger [п U; an angry feeling: He
was finding it difficult to control his growing anger. I Her heart was filled with sadness more than anger. with anger (=because of anger) His face went bright red with anger.
rage reidry [n U] a very strong feeling of anger that often makes you feel violent as well
with rage (^because of rage) By now Samuel teas white in the face and absolutely shaking with rage. a /it of rage (=when someone suddenly feels very angry) Verlaine shot Rimbaud
in a fit of jealous rage.
/ruStratLon/lVA striMpn/ [n U] a feeling of being annoyed and impatient because you cannot do what you want to do or you cannot change a bad situation in/with /rustration (=because of frustration) Jess stared out of the window, almost crying with frustration. I Kay stamped her foot in frustration and marched out of the room.
mm to talk angrily to
someone because they have done something wrong
tell sb ojff/.tel (sb) o(\\-'x\' [phrasal verb T] to talk to someone, especially a child, in an angry way because they have done something wrong: She's a/iuays te//ing her kids off or shouting at them. + /or He's upset because the teacher told him off for talking in class.