Annoyed
Annoyed adjective - Subjected to and reacting with irritation.
Usage example: I was extremely annoyed when she changed her mind for the third time
Distressed and annoyed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distressed" instead the word "Annoyed" as an adjective or a verb.
Distressed
Distressed adjective - Generalized feeling of distress.
Annoyed and distressed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Annoyed" instead the word "Distressed" as an adjective or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- upset and annoyed
- upset and distressed
- disturbed and annoyed
- disturbed and distressed
- perturbed and annoyed
- perturbed and distressed
- sore and annoyed
- sore and distressed
- depressed and annoyed
- depressed and distressed
- unhappy and annoyed
- unhappy and distressed
- aggrieved and annoyed
- aggrieved and distressed
Both words in one sentence
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Averted for laughs in The Two Towers, where the heroes are surprised and greatly annoyed/distressed at being asked to leave their weapons at the door when being brought before King Theoden.
Source: Guns in Church - Distressed Damsel: Robin has been taken hostage several times, to the point where she's just really annoyed and complains about it, even during a gunfight.
Source: Fanfic / More Than Human -
The Nostalgia Critic summed this trope up in his "Top 11 Dumbasses in Distress" video: that the Damsel in Distress and/or Distressed Dude is an old trope that isn't inherently bad at all, unless it's a character the audience is annoyed with rather than cares about.
Source: Damsel Scrappy
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