different between annoying vs disagreeable

English

Etymology

annoy +? -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n??.??/
• Rhymes: -????

Adjective

annoying (comparative more annoying, superlative most annoying)

1. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

Derived terms

• annoyingly

Translations

Verb

annoying

1. present participle of annoy

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:annoying

Translations

Noun

annoying (plural annoyings)

1. (rare) That which annoys; an annoyance.

References

• annoying in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• annoying in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• yangonin

English

Etymology

From Old French desagraable (compare French désagréable). Surface etymology is dis- +? agreeable.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [d?s????i.?b??]

Adjective

disagreeable (comparative more disagreeable, superlative most disagreeable)

1. Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
2. (archaic) Not suitable; that does not conform or fit.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "disagreeable" is often applied: odor, smell, taste, sensation, thing, person, man, woman, duty, work, feeling, manner, experience, effect, feature, business, surprise, job.

Antonyms

• agreeable

Translations

Noun

disagreeable (plural disagreeables)

1. Something or someone displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.
   • 1855, Blackwood's magazine (volume 77, page 331)

     The disagreeables of travelling are necessary evils, to be encountered for the sake of the agreeables of resting and looking round you.