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Annoying vs Worrying - What's the difference?

annoying | worrying |

As adjectives the difference between annoying and worrying

is that annoying is causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious while worrying is inducing worry.

As verbs the difference between annoying and worrying

is that annoying is while worrying is .

As a noun worrying is

the act of worrying or harassing somebody.

annoying

English

(wikipedia annoying)

Adjective

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

    Verb

    (head)

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    worrying

    English

    (wikipedia worrying)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inducing worry.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Moldova did give England's under-employed keeper Joe Hart a worrying moment when Igor Armas sent a free header wide but otherwise it was an easy night.}}

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of worrying or harassing somebody.
  • * Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
    • There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle.

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