annoy

an·noy

A0317700 (ə-noi′)tr.v. an·noyed, an·noy·ing, an·noys 1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.2. Archaic To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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[Middle English anoien, from Old French anoier, ennuyer, from Vulgar Latin *inodiāre, to make odious, from Latin in odiō, odious : in, in; see in-² + odiō, ablative of odium, hatred; see od- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: annoy, irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke, aggravate, peeve, rile
These verbs mean to disturb or trouble a person, evoking moderate anger. Annoy refers to mild disturbance caused by an act that tries one's patience: The sound of the printer annoyed me. Irritate is somewhat stronger: I was irritated by their constant interruptions. Bother implies imposition: In the end, his complaining just bothered the supervisor. Irk connotes a wearisome quality: The city council's inactivity irked the community. Vex applies to situations arousing irritation, frustration, or perplexity: They were vexed at having to wait so long for a response. This problem has vexed scientists for many years. Provoke implies strong and often deliberate incitement to anger: His behavior provoked me to reprimand the whole team. Aggravate is a less formal equivalent: "Threats only served to aggravate people in such cases" (William Makepeace Thackeray).
Peeve, also somewhat informal, suggests a querulous, resentful response to a mild disturbance: Your flippant answers peeved me. To rile is to upset and to stir up: It riled me to have to listen to such lies.

annoy

(əˈnɔɪ) vb1. to irritate or displease2. (Historical Terms) to harass with repeated attacks[C13: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatred] anˈnoyer n

an•noy

(əˈnɔɪ)

v.t. 1. to disturb or bother in a way that displeases, troubles, or irritates. 2. to molest persistently; harass. v.i. 3. to be bothersome or troublesome. [1250–1300; Middle English an(n)oien < Anglo-French, Old French anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < Late Latin inodiāre to cause aversion] an•noy′er, n. syn: See bother.

annoy

Past participle: annoyed
Gerund: annoying

Imperative
annoy
annoy

Present
I annoy
you annoy
he/she/it annoys
we annoy
you annoy
they annoy

Preterite
I annoyed
you annoyed
he/she/it annoyed
we annoyed
you annoyed
they annoyed

Present Continuous
I am annoying
you are annoying
he/she/it is annoying
we are annoying
you are annoying
they are annoying

Present Perfect
I have annoyed
you have annoyed
he/she/it has annoyed
we have annoyed
you have annoyed
they have annoyed

Past Continuous
I was annoying
you were annoying
he/she/it was annoying
we were annoying
you were annoying
they were annoying

Past Perfect
I had annoyed
you had annoyed
he/she/it had annoyed
we had annoyed
you had annoyed
they had annoyed

Future
I will annoy
you will annoy
he/she/it will annoy
we will annoy
you will annoy
they will annoy

Future Perfect
I will have annoyed
you will have annoyed
he/she/it will have annoyed
we will have annoyed
you will have annoyed
they will have annoyed

Future Continuous
I will be annoying
you will be annoying
he/she/it will be annoying
we will be annoying
you will be annoying
they will be annoying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been annoying
you have been annoying
he/she/it has been annoying
we have been annoying
you have been annoying
they have been annoying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been annoying
you will have been annoying
he/she/it will have been annoying
we will have been annoying
you will have been annoying
they will have been annoying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been annoying
you had been annoying
he/she/it had been annoying
we had been annoying
you had been annoying
they had been annoying

Conditional
I would annoy
you would annoy
he/she/it would annoy
we would annoy
you would annoy
they would annoy

Past Conditional
I would have annoyed
you would have annoyed
he/she/it would have annoyed
we would have annoyed
you would have annoyed
they would have annoyed

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

annoy - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get toget under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentfulruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"fret - cause annoyance inbeset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"displease - give displeasure to

annoy

verb irritate, trouble, bore, anger, harry, bother, disturb, provoke, get (informal), bug (informal), needle (informal), plague, tease, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), badger, gall, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, molest, pester, vex, displease, irk, bedevil, rile, peeve, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), get up your nose (informal), give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo slang), rub someone up the wrong way (informal), get your goat (slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (Brit. slang), get your dander up (informal), get your back up, incommode, put your back up Try making a note of the things that annoy you.
comfort, calm, soothe, console, appease, solace, mollify

annoy

verb1. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:aggravate, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex.Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.2. To disturb by repeated attacks:bait, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, torment, worry.

Translations

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annoy

(əˈnoi) verb to make (someone) rather angry or impatient. Please go away and stop annoying me! 令人厭煩 使烦恼anˈnoyance noun1. something which annoys. That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks! 惱人的事情 烦恼的事情2. the state of being annoyed. He was red in the face with annoyance. 厭煩 烦恼anˈnoyed adjective made angry. My mother is annoyed with me; He was annoyed at her remarks. 生氣的 生气的anˈnoying adjectiveannoying habits. 討厭的 讨厌的anˈnoyingly adverb 討厭地 讨厌地

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