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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•noy•ing /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - causing annoyance;
bothersome;
irritating:an annoying cough.
an•noy•ing•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•noy•ing (ə noi′ing),USA pronunciation adj. - causing annoyance;
irritatingly bothersome:annoying delays.
- 1325–75; Middle English; see annoy, -ing2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: anˈnoying /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ adj - causing irritation or displeasure
anˈnoyingly adv an•noy /əˈnɔɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to disturb or bother in a way that displeases, troubles, or irritates: [~ + object]My neighbor's loud television annoys me.[It + ~ + object + that clause]It annoyed me that my neighbors played their TV late at night.
annoy is a verb, annoying is an adjective, annoyance is a noun:That music annoys me. It is annoying music. Another annoyance was when the train was late. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•noy (ə noi′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
- to molest;
harm.
v.i. - to be bothersome or troublesome.
n. - [Archaic.]an annoyance.
- Anglo-French, Old French a(n)nui, etc., derivative of the verb, verbal
- Late Latin inodiāre to cause aversion, from Latin phrase mihi in odiō est … I dislike …; compare in-2, odium, ennui, noisome; (noun, nominal) Middle English a(n)noi, ennoi
- Anglo-French, Old French anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire
- (verb, verbal) Middle English an(n)oien, enoien 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harass, pester. See bother, worry.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged comfort, calm, soothe.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ vb - to irritate or displease
- to harass with repeated attacks
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatredanˈnoyer n |