annoy

an·noy  (-noi)

v. an·noyed, an·noy·ing, an·noys

v.tr.

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

2. To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

v.intr.

To be annoying.

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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!