Bad
Bad adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: the air in the damp basement had a very bad smell
Irritating and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Irritating" instead an adjective "Bad".
Irritating
Irritating adjective - Causing annoyance.
Bad and irritating are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Irritating".
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The X-Ray Visor isn't as bad, but 'broodroobroodroo' will get irritating eventually.
Source: Most Annoying Sound -
To bad it also gives away their positions, and is just irritating enough for the player to want to kill them to shut them up.
Source: Mook Horror Show - Everyone around him finds this extremely irritating but feels bad complaining due to his extensive disabilities that force him to use an artificial voice in the first place.
Source: Radio / Nebulous
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