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annoy
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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.

[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.

annoy [əˈnɔɪ]
vb
1. to irritate or displease
2. (Historical Terms) to harass with repeated attacks
[from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatred]
annoyer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.annoyannoy - 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"
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

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
Translations
annoy [əˈnɔɪ] VTmolestar, fastidiar
he's just trying to annoy youlo que quiere es molestarte or fastidiarte
is this man annoying you, madam?¿le está molestando este hombre, señora?
don't be annoyed if I can't comeno te enfades si no puedo venir
to be annoyed about or at sthestar enfadado or molesto por algo
to be annoyed with sbestar enfadado or molesto con algn
to get annoyedenfadarse
it's no good getting annoyed with mede nada sirve enfadarte conmigo

annoy [əˈnɔɪ] vt
ennuyer, agacer
He's really annoying me → Il m'agace vraiment.
see also annoyed

annoy
vt (= make angry, irritate)ärgern; (= upset: noise, questions etc) → aufregen; (= pester)belästigen; to be annoyed that …ärgerlich or verärgert sein, weil …; to be annoyed with somebody/about somethingsich über jdn/etw ärgern, (mit) jdm/über etw (acc)böse sein; to get annoyedsich ärgern, sich aufregen, böse werden; don’t get annoyedreg dich nicht auf, nur keine Aufregung; don’t let it annoy youärgere dich nicht darüber

annoy [əˈnɔɪ] vtdare fastidio a, infastidire, dare noia a
to be annoyed about sth → essere seccato/a per qc, essere contrariato/a or irritato/a da qc
to be annoyed (at sth/with sb) → essere seccato/a or irritato/a (per qc/con qn)
he's just trying to annoy you → sta solo cercando di stuzzicarti
don't get annoyed! → non irritarti!

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 令人厭煩 набридати; дратувати تکلیف دینا ، ستانا ، ناراض کرنا làm phiền 使
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 vaiva désagrément מִטרַד चिढ़ smetanje bosszúság gangguan ónæði fastidio うるさがらせるもの 골칫거리 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 惱人的事情 прикрість; неприємність آزار ، ناراضی điều khó chịu
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 harmistuneisuus 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 厭煩 досада; роздратування بیزاری sự khó chịu
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 harmistunut 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
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 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
adv anˈnoyingly
irriterend بِصورَة مُزْعِجَة، بِمُضايَقَه дразнещо nemile, protivně irriterende ärgerlich ενοχλητικά de modo irritante tüütult بطور آزاردهنده harmittavasti de manière agaçante בְּצוּרָה מַרְגִיזָה चिढ़ के साथ dosadno bosszantóan secara mengganggu ergilega in modo fastidioso/irritante うるさく 괴롭히는 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

annoy يُضايق podráždit irritere ärgern ενοχλώ molestar suututtaa embêter ozlovoljiti irritare うるさがらせる 귀찮게 하다 ergeren irritere dokuczyć irritar раздражать irritera ทำให้รำคาญ sinirini bozmak làm khó chịu 骚扰


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