Noxious vs Annoying - What's the difference?

noxious | annoying |


As adjectives the difference between noxious and annoying

is that noxious is harmful; injurious while annoying is causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

As a verb annoying is

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Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

noxious

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Harmful; injurious.
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    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "noxious" is often applied: substance, chemical, fume, gas, odor, plant, weed, animal, stimulus, stimulation.

    Synonyms

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    annoying

    English

    (wikipedia annoying)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
    • Vandals are really annoying .

    Verb

    (head)

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