scunnered

adjective

Definition of scunnerednext
chiefly Scottish
as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation my mates are fair scunnered with me

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scunnered
  1. annoyed
  2. irritated
  3. bothered
  4. exasperated
  5. angry
  6. upset
Adjective
  • And after a few moments of getting annoyed looks, Radek nodded.
    Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Incompatible partners, on harder days, may consistently feel resentful, combative or simply annoyed in one another’s presence.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of annoyed
Adjective
  • Also, Roach was asked by several people and he was seemingly getting irritated with the consistent questions.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There are different reasons why your vulva may become irritated or inflamed.
    Heidi Cope, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of irritated
Adjective
  • Young people, who make the majority of South Africa’s 60 million population, appeared less bothered to participate in that election.
    Farai Mutsaka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
  • President Trump would perhaps be less bothered about Israel allowing Jewish settlers back into Gaza, as part of the Israeli government would like to do.
    New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of bothered
Adjective
  • As Cha-il, the auditing department’s perpetually exasperated and hypervigilant leader, Shin helps to uncover various scandals and white collar crimes.
    Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • There’s comic mileage in Gromit’s expressive eyes – ranging from exasperated to determined – as the heroic dog endeavors to save the day.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of exasperated
Adjective
  • Waves of immigration have sparked an angry ethno-nationalism that advantages ideological extremes.
    Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Many people were really unhappy, depressed and angry, frustrated.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • Those takeaways were an instrumental part of Denver’s formula in a 24-22 upset.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • One of my acquaintances is upset because her favorite place to get glasses is no longer in her plan’s network.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of upset
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Thesaurus Entries Near scunnered

scunner

scunnered

scurried

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