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1) the act, result, of dragging; a person, thing, that is boring, dull and annoying (drag)

2) (of a person) making repeated and annoying requests (importunate)

3) to continue to be a painful or annoying memory (rankle)

4) (a cause of) great fear; a child who is annoying (terror)

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Meaning:
abrasive

causing an abrasion

irritating in manner

frightful

causing fear; dreadful; very unpleasant

offensive

grating

a framework of wooden or metal bars placed across an opening such as a window, used to keep out burglars or to allow air to flow through

irritating; scraping

horrid

unpleasant

offensive

inconvenient

causing discomfort, trouble or annoyance

bothersome, troublesome

naughty

(of children, behaviour etc) bad; wrong (but usually not seriously)

bad, misbehaved

obnoxious

(of smell, behaviour etc) very unpleasant

offensive, repulsive

offensive

very unpleasant; causing offence; used for, connected with, attacking

disrespectful, insulting; displeasing

provocative

causing, likely to cause, anger or (sexual) excitement

aggravating

sore

(of a part of the body) painful; hurting when touched or used; filled with sorrow; sad

hurt physically

tedious

long, tiring and not interesting

dull, monotonous

tiresome

annoying

irritating, exasperating

troublesome

causing worry, unhappiness, difficulty

bothersome, worrisome

trying

causing tiredness, exhaustion, impatience etc

difficult, bothersome

uncomfortable

not comfortable

painful, rough

undesirable

(of a person) not welcome, liked

offensive, unacceptable

unlikable

not likable

offensive, unacceptable

worrisome

causing worry

troublesome

ANNOYING as in Wiktionary
ANNOYING as in Wikipedia