What is the meaning of bugged?

verb

  • Annoy persistently.
    • usage: "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
  • Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.
    • usage: "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged"

adjective

  • Having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.
    • usage: "wired hotel rooms"; "even the car is bugged"
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