annoy

an·noy  (-noi)

tr.v. an·noyed, an·noy·ing, an·noys

1. To cause slight irritation to (another) by troublesome, often repeated acts.

2. Archaic To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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[Middle English anoien, from Old French anoier, ennuyer, from Vulgar Latin *inodire, to make odious, from Latin in odio, odious : in, in; see in-² + odi, 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 an act capable of arousing anger or perplexity: Hecklers in the crowd vexed the speaker.
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.

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annoy

Verb

1. to irritate or displease

2. to harass sexually [Latin in odio (esse) (to be) hated]

annoyance n
annoying adj

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 to get 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 resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, 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

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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, 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, hack you off (informal) << OPPOSITE soothe

Translations

annoy [əˈnɔɪ] vt → molestar, fastidiar, fregar (LAM); embromar (LAM);

to be annoyed (at sth/with sb) → estar enfadado or molesto (por algo/con algn);

don't get annoyed! → ¡no se enfade!

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annoy [əˈnɔɪ] vt → agacer, ennuyer, contrarier;

to be annoyed (at sth/with sb) → être en colère or irrité (contre qch/qn);

don't get annoyed! → ne vous fâchez pas!

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annoy [əˈnɔɪ] vt → ärgern;

to be annoyed (at sth/with sb) → sich (über etw/jdn) ärgern;

don't get annoyed! → reg dich nicht auf!

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annoy [əˈnɔɪ] vt → dare fastidio a;

to be annoyed (at sth/with sb) → essere seccato or irritato (per qc/con qn);

don't get annoyed! → non irritarti!

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annoy

v annoy [əˈnoi]

to make (someone) rather angry or impatient Please go away and stop annoying me! irriteer, hinder يُزعِج، يُغْضِب дразня zlobit, otravovat ærgre; irritere; genere ärgern ενοχλώ molestar, importunar tüütama اذیت کردن ärsyttää importuner לְהַרגִיז चिढ़ाना, सताना ljutiti bosszant mengganggu ónáða infastidire うるさがらせる 짜증나게 하다 erzinti, pykinti kaitināt; apgrūtināt mengganggu ergeren ergre, plage, sjenere irytować incomodar a enerva раздражать hnevať, otravovať nadlegovati uzrujati besvära, irritera ทำให้รำคาญ; รบกวน canını sıkmak, epeyce üzmek 使煩惱 набридати; дратувати تکلیف دینا ، ستانا ، ناراض کرنا làm phiền 使烦恼

n anˈnoyance

1 something which annoys That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks! irritasie شَيء مُزعِج дразнител obtíž, otrava irritation das Ärgernis ενόχληση molestia tüütus مایۀ مزاحمت و آزار kiusa désagrément מִטרַד चिढ़ smetanje bosszúság gangguan ónæði fastidio うるさがらせるもの 귀찮은 것 tai, kas erzina, dirgiklis apgrūtinājums; traucējums gangguan ergernis plage utrapienie contrariedade (motiv de) iritare источник раздражения trápenie nevšečnost uznemirenje irritation, plåga สิ่งที่รบกวน can sıkıcı şey, baş belâsı 煩惱的事情 прикрість; неприємність آزار ، ناراضی điều khó chịu 烦恼的事情

2 the state of being annoyed He was red in the face with annoyance. geïrriteerdheid إنْزِعاج рздразнение zlost, mrzutost ærgrelse; irritation der Ärger ενόχληση irritación, contrariedad pahameel اذیت harmi mécontentement רוֹגֶז चिढ़ uzrujavanje bosszúság kesal gremja irritazione いらだたしさ 난처함 susierzinimas aizkaitinājums; īgnums terganggu ergernis ergrelse gniew irritação supărare раздражение zlosť, podráždenosť nezadovoljstvo ljutnja förargelse, irritation ความรำคาญ canı sıkılma, rahatsız olma 煩惱 досада; роздратування بیزاری sự khó chịu 烦恼

adj anˈnoyed

made angry My mother is annoyed with me; He was annoyed at her remarks. geïrriteerd مُنْزَعِج раздразнен rozmrzelý, otrávený irriteret ärgerlich ενοχλημένος irritada, contrariada pahane رنجیده؛ اذیت شده suuttunut agacé מרוּגָז चिढ़ा हुआ ozlovoljen ideges, bosszús terganggu, kesal gramur irritato, infastidito 腹を立てた 화가 난 supykęs sakaitināts; īgns marah boos irritert, forarget poirytowany aborrecido enervat раздражённый nahnevaný nejevoljen ljut förargad ที่รำคาญ epeyce kızmış, hayli canı sıkılmış 生氣的 роздратований ناراض tức giận 生气

adj anˈnoying

annoying habits. irriterend مُزْعِج، مُضايِق дразнещ nemilý, protivný irriterende ärgerlich ενοχλητικός molesto, irritante tüütu مزاحم؛ اذیت کننده ärsyttävä agaçant מַרגִיז चिढ़ dosadan bosszantó mengganggu ergjandi fastidioso, irritante いらいらさせる 귀찮은, 성가신 erzinantis kaitinošs menjengkelkan ergerlijk irriterende, plagsom irytujące incomodativo ener­vant раздражающий protivný nadležen dosadan förarglig, retsam น่ารำคาญ can sıkıcı, sinirlendirici 討厭的 дратівний, набридливий ناراض کرنے والا khó chịu 讨厌的

adv anˈnoyingly

irriterend بِصورَة مُزْعِجَة، بِمُضايَقَه дразнещо nemile, protivně irriterende ärgerlich ενοχλητικά de modo irritante tüütult بطور آزاردهنده ärsyttävästi de manière agaçante בְּצוּרָה מַרְגִיזָה चिढ़ के साथ dosadno bosszantóan secara mengganggu ergilega in modo fastidioso/irritante うるさく 귀찮게 erzinamai kaitinoši dengan jengkel ergerlijk ergerlig irytująco incomodativamente supărător раздражающе protivne nadležno uzrujano förargligt, retsamt อย่างรำคาญ can sıkıcı bir şekilde 討厭地 набридливо ناراضگی کے طور پر khó chịu 讨厌地