| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | aggravating | making a situation more irritating |
| 2. | attention-seeking | annoyingly trying to be noticed |
| 3. | boring | dull and uninteresting |
| 4. | bossy | annoyingly giving orders |
| 5. | bothersome | causing trouble or irritation |
| 6. | bullying | intimidating and unpleasantly forceful |
| 7. | burdensome | difficult and troublesome to bear |
| 8. | captious | annoyingly eager to criticize |
| 9. | carping | annoyingly critical over small faults |
| 10. | caviling | annoyingly raising petty objections |
| 11. | complaining | expressing dissatisfaction annoyingly often |
| 12. | controlling | annoyingly trying to direct others |
| 13. | crabby | irritable and bad-tempered |
| 14. | critical | finding fault in an annoying way |
| 15. | deafening | overwhelmingly loud |
| 16. | demanding | requiring too much effort or attention |
| 17. | dictatorial | annoyingly bossy and authoritarian |
| 18. | disagreeable | unpleasant and somewhat annoying |
| 19. | domineering | annoyingly controlling others |
| 20. | dramatic | overreacting in an annoying way |
| 21. | ear-splitting | extremely loud and unpleasant |
| 22. | exasperating | extremely irritating or frustrating |
| 23. | fastidious | very hard to please |
| 24. | faultfinding | annoyingly critical of everything |
| 25. | finicky | annoyingly particular or fussy |
| 26. | fractious | irritable and hard to manage |
| 27. | frustrating | causing irritation by blocking progress |
| 28. | fussy | annoyingly hard to please |
| 29. | galling | annoying because humiliating or unfair |
| 30. | grating | harshly irritating to the nerves |
| 31. | grinding | harshly repetitive and irritating |
| 32. | grouchy | irritable and complaining |
| 33. | grumpy | bad-tempered and irritable |
| 34. | hectoring | annoyingly bullying or lecturing |
| 35. | high-handed | annoyingly arrogant and bossy |
| 36. | histrionic | excessively dramatic and attention-seeking |
| 37. | horrible | very unpleasant or irritating |
| 38. | humdrum | boring and ordinary |
| 39. | infuriating | making someone very angry |
| 40. | inquisitive | overly curious in an annoying way |
| 41. | insufferable | too annoying to tolerate |
| 42. | insupportable | too unpleasant to tolerate |
| 43. | interfering | annoyingly getting involved |
| 44. | intolerable | impossible to bear calmly |
| 45. | intrusive | annoyingly entering private space |
| 46. | invasive | annoyingly interfering or encroaching |
| 47. | irksome | annoying in a tiresome way |
| 48. | irritating | causing annoyance or mild anger |
| 49. | jarring | harshly unpleasant or startling |
| 50. | loud | noisily annoying or intrusive |
| 51. | maddening | extremely frustrating or irritating |
| 52. | meddlesome | annoyingly interfering in others’ affairs |
| 53. | melodramatic | annoyingly exaggerated and emotional |
| 54. | mind-numbing | extremely dull and tedious |
| 55. | monotonous | dull because unchanging |
| 56. | nagging | annoying through repeated complaints |
| 57. | nasty | unpleasant, offensive, or irritating |
| 58. | needy | requiring excessive attention or support |
| 59. | nettlesome | causing irritation or annoyance |
| 60. | niggling | slightly annoying but persistent |
| 61. | nosy | annoyingly curious about others |
| 62. | objectionable | unpleasant or unacceptable |
| 63. | obnoxious | very unpleasant and annoying |
| 64. | off-putting | unpleasant or discouraging |
| 65. | offensive | unpleasant and likely to upset |
| 66. | ornery | bad-tempered and difficult |
| 67. | overbearing | annoyingly bossy or domineering |
| 68. | particular | fussy and hard to satisfy |
| 69. | peevish | easily irritated and complaining |
| 70. | pesky | annoying in a persistent way |
| 71. | pestering | annoying through repeated requests |
| 72. | petulant | childishly sulky or irritable |
| 73. | picky | annoyingly selective or fussy |
| 74. | plaguing | repeatedly troubling or annoying |
| 75. | prying | annoyingly seeking private information |
| 76. | pushy | annoyingly forceful or assertive |
| 77. | querulous | complaining in a peevish way |
| 78. | rasping | harsh-sounding and irritating |
| 79. | raucous | loud, harsh, and unpleasant |
| 80. | repetitious | tediously repeated |
| 81. | repetitive | annoying because repeated too often |
| 82. | scratchy | rough-sounding or irritating |
| 83. | screeching | making a harsh high sound |
| 84. | shrill | high-pitched and unpleasantly loud |
| 85. | squeaky | making a high irritating sound |
| 86. | strident | loud, harsh, and irritating |
| 87. | stultifying | so dull it deadens interest |
| 88. | taxing | requiring tiring effort |
| 89. | tedious | boring and tiresome |
| 90. | tiresome | annoying because repetitive or dull |
| 91. | troublesome | causing problems or annoyance |
| 92. | trying | annoying and testing patience |
| 93. | unbearable | too unpleasant to endure |
| 94. | unendurable | too irritating to put up with |
| 95. | unwelcome | not wanted and often irritating |
| 96. | vexing | causing frustration or annoyance |
| 97. | wearisome | annoying because tiring or dull |
| 98. | wearying | making someone tired or bored |
| 99. | whingeing | complaining persistently and annoyingly |
| 100. | whiny | complaining in an annoying way |
