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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ärgerlich
"Das ist ein sehr ärgerlicher Fehler."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing irritation, annoyance, or a feeling of slight anger; bothersome.
"He has an annoying habit of interrupting people when they are speaking." - 2
Tiresome or vexatious due to being continuous or repetitive.
"The constant dripping of the leaky faucet was deeply annoying."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'annoy', originating in the late Middle English period from Old French 'anoier', which traces back to the Vulgar Latin phrase 'in odio habere' meaning 'to hold in hatred'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from causing intense hatred or distress to generating mild irritation or vexation.
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agaçant
Transliteration: agaçant
"Ce bruit constant est vraiment agaçant."
ärgerlich
Transliteration: ärgerlich
"Das ist ein sehr ärgerlicher Fehler."
fastidioso
Transliteration: fastidioso
"Quel suono acuto è davvero fastidioso."
molesto
Transliteration: molesto
"Tener que esperar tanto tiempo es muy molesto."
chato
Transliteration: chato
"Aquele mosquito barulhento está muito chato."
परेशान करने वाला
Transliteration: pareshan karne wala
"यह आवाज़ बहुत परेशान करने वाली है।"
烦人的
Transliteration: fán rén de
"这是一个非常烦人的问题。"
짜증나는
Transliteration: jjajeungnaneun
"그 소음은 정말 짜증나는 소리였다."
うるさい
Transliteration: urusai
"彼はいつもうるさい文句を言う。"
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