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10 ways to say you’re fed up

4/7/2020

 
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annoyed
[adjective]
slightly angry; irritated
  • Larry was quite annoyed when the printer refused to work.

cheesed off
[verb] [British informal]
exasperate, frustrate, or bore (someone)
  • José was so cheesed off when Fred failed to turn up to the meeting.

frustrated
[adjective]
feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something
  • We were a little frustrated when the loan  was not approved.

hack someone off
[phrasal verb] [informal]
annoy or infuriate someone
  • What really hacks me off is when they whine about what a poor job we're doing.

irk
[verb]
irritate; annoy
  • It irks Yvonne to think of the excuses she received.

irritated
[adjective]
showing or feeling slight anger; annoyed
  • After she spoke, there was a clear irritated look on Paula’s face.

narked
[adjective] [British informal]
annoyed
  • I was narked to hear the suppliers had cancelled the order without actually telling us.

not best pleased
[phrase] [informal]
annoyed or irritated
  • I was not best pleased to hear Harry left early without saying anything.

peeved
[adjective]
annoyed or irritated
  • He was peeved at being excluded from the meeting.

put someone out
[phrasal verb]
upset or annoy someone
  • Despite what she said, he was not put out in the slightest.
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