(n.) The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.
(n.) That which annoys.
Example Sentences:
(1) Asked about white predominance in the sport, South African rugby journalist Paul Dobson replied: "If you suggest that again I'll get annoyed and put the phone down.
(2) He was 'annoyed' after a phone call with Maxine Carr, in which she'd told him she was going out 'again' with her mother that evening in Grimsby ('Do you like to control people?'
(3) When my pictures were published, some Star Wars fans were annoyed that the house in this picture had been left in such a state of disrepair.
(4) One of the most annoying complications of rhinoplasty is the supra-tip hump (pollybeak).
(5) Indeed, while people might be annoyed or alarmed at the idea of being given placebos, medics probably wouldn't need to were it not for the modern blight of the Worried Well clogging up consulting rooms.
(6) Although mumbling is frustrating and annoying at times, it may be a helpful clue to some of the client's most anxiety-provoking thoughts or feelings.
(7) Later, when Leven moved to another squat, in Maida Vale, London, he suggested they bring in a bass player and percussionist to form a band, and they started rehearsing "with mattresses around the walls to deaden the sound, but still annoying the neighbours".
(8) It’s annoying that we haven’t stretched our lead but we’ve got to accept that and take it forward.
(9) It is difficult to prove that noise is detrimental to our health; many people are annoyed by noise; however, only particular groups (children, the elderly, the handicapped, people who wear a hearing aid, people with heart disease) are affected as far as health is concerned, and it is these people who require special protection.
(10) Noise in open-plan computer rooms and annoyance and perceived deterioration in performance associated with it also appears to be a problem that may be similarly categorized.
(11) The program kept asking what my surname at birth was - annoying, since, despite getting married in 1994, I've had the same surname all my life.
(12) Our government understands that we have to help but if they send troops officially, that would annoy Europe, and Nato.
(13) Rather than getting annoyed, you’re feeling comforted.
(14) Amazon and MasterCard don't like it either, and their clients were probably annoyed.
(15) His annoyance was memorably captured by a BBC film crew for a documentary.
(16) And you can see that some writers' talents are fed by great exposure to society and then there are others – DH Lawrence is a good example – who think they want acceptance but actually they can't stand it and they've got to annoy people by pointing out uncomfortable things, and that's more me.
(17) Merkel will be annoyed that a group set up by the Tories has given a platform to her opponents.
(18) Information on safety and side effects is also presented, such as a possible increase in serum cholesterol levels and annoying side effects that may severely limit widespread use of this food supplement.
(19) After the second such call, my wife became annoyed at the intrusion he was making in our weekend.
(20) Irritations are mainly due to the particulate phase of environmental tobacco smoke, whereas the gas phase is to a large extent responsible for annoyance.
Ugh
Definition:
(interj.) An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder.
Example Sentences:
(1) A study was made of twelve cases with uveitis, glaucoma and hyphema (UGH) caused by rigid intraocular posterior chamber implants.
(2) I only put a password on my computer fairly recently, because ugh it’s such a hassle to type it in every time.
(3) Thorn says: ‘ I’ve always thought if Dusty’s voice was a colour, it was silver.’ Photograph: Ian Berry Ugh, all the same old words, and they won’t do, will they?
(4) Posterior iris chafing by the loop or the optic portion of sulcusfixated posterior chamber lens implants may cause a spectrum of disorders that include iris-pigment epithelial "window defects," pigment dispersion with or without elevation of intraocular pressure, intermittent microhyphemas with transient visual obscurations, and the UGH syndrome.
(5) The most common indications for surgery included pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK)--69%, uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome--9%, and IOL instability--7%.
(6) Two groups of sons of alcoholic fathers of differing family pedigrees for alcoholism [multigenerational (MGH) versus unigenerational (UGH)] were compared on measures of cardiovascular reactivity to unavoidable shock under alcohol and no alcohol consumption conditions.
(7) Looking back, I think, ‘Ugh, I probably shouldn’t have done that.’” What was that intention?
(8) The aims of this study were to determine the causes of recurrent upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGH) after distal splenorenal shunting (DSRS) and to summarize our experience in the prevention and management of this complication.
(9) Five patients, all with occluded shunts, underwent surgical treatment for recurrent UGH and three died (60%).
(10) Differences between day, night, and 24-h UGH were studied in 23 children.
(11) Pupillary block glaucoma and UGH syndrome are directly related to the lens.
(12) UGH was significantly higher in acromegalic patients compared with adult controls (p less than 0.001).
(13) The results of a global (general series of 3,270 episodes of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (UGH) admitted to our unit between the 15th of April 1983 and the 15th of April 1988 have been analyzed.
(14) You can have your chicken as a quarter, half, whole or wings, with one or two regular sides, such as corn on the cob and coleslaw, or a fino side (ratatouille – ugh!).
(15) We have recently performed lens implant exchange in an eye with cystoid macular edema which suffered recurrent hyphema (UGH syndrome).
(16) Worst game: Ugh – the 1-0 home loss to RSL's reserves late in the season.
(17) To assess the clinical usefulness of urinary growth hormone (UGH) measurements, a UGH determination technique, including dialysis, ultrafiltration, and measurement by polyclonal-coated tube RIA, was established.
(18) He said something along the lines of ‘ugh, you don’t have a beach body.
(19) Occasionally, serious reactions may occur, such as fibrinous exsudates, "toxic lens syndrome", UGH syndrome, and the "intermittent white-out" syndrome.
(20) I often hear people say, "Ugh, the art world is not interested in what I do!"