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bugged

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbəɡd// UK //bˈʌɡd// bugged

adj. feeling annoyed or bothered by something. You use this when someone or something is making you lose your patience.

adj. feeling irritated, annoyed, or bothered by a persistent nuisance. Often used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'get', 'feel', or 'look'.


SIMPLE

I am really bugged by the way he leaves the door open.

CONTEXTUAL

She looked visibly bugged after her coworker interrupted her presentation for the third time.

COMPLEX

While some residents remained indifferent to the new zoning laws, others were deeply bugged by the potential for increased traffic in their quiet neighborhood.

Synonyms
Usage

Typically follows a linking verb; less common in the attributive position before a noun.

Pitfall

It bugged me about the noise.The noise bugged me.When used as a verb, 'bug' is transitive and the nuisance should be the subject, not an object of 'about'.

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