# bugged

/ˈbəɡd/ (US) · /bˈʌɡd/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/bugged
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

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

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

## Examples

- I am really bugged by the way he leaves the door open.
- She looked visibly bugged after her coworker interrupted her presentation for the third time.
- While some residents remained indifferent to the new zoning laws, others were deeply bugged by the potential for increased traffic in their quiet neighborhood.

## Pitfalls

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

## Usage notes

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

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