adjective
- annoyed or irritated
Usage: informal
verb
- past tense of bug: to annoy or bother persistently
- past tense of bug: to place a hidden listening device in a room or on a phone
Usage: informal
Examples
- She was really bugged by the constant noise from construction.
- The kids bugged their parents all day about going to the park.
- I’m bugged that my computer keeps crashing.
- The FBI bugged the suspect’s phone to gather evidence.
- They discovered their office had been bugged.
- He bugged me with questions during the entire movie.
- The room was bugged with surveillance equipment.