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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!

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!

annoy [əˈnɔɪ] vt → ärgern;

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

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

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, hinderيُزعِج، يُغْضِبдразняzlobit, otravovatærgre; irritere; genereärgernενοχλώmolestar, importunartüütamaاذیت کردنärsyttääimportunerלְהַרגִיזचिढ़ाना, सतानाljutitibosszantmenggangguónáðainfastidireうるさがらせる짜증나게 하다erzinti, pykintikaitināt; apgrūtinātmenggangguergerenergre, plage, sjenereirytowaćincomodara enervaраздражатьhnevať, otravovaťnadlegovatiuzrujatibesvära, irriteraทำให้รำคาญ; รบกวนcanını sıkmak, epeyce üzmek使煩惱набридати; дратуватиتکلیف دینا ، ستانا ، ناراض کرناlàm phiền使烦恼

n anˈnoyance

1 something which annoys That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks!irritasieشَيء مُزعِجдразнителobtíž, otravairritationdas Ärgernisενόχλησηmolestiatüütusمایۀ مزاحمت و آزارkiusadésagrémentמִטרַדचिढ़smetanjebosszúsággangguanónæðifastidioうるさがらせるもの귀찮은 것tai, kas erzina, dirgiklisapgrūtinājums; traucējumsgangguanergernisplageutrapieniecontrariedade(motiv de) iritareисточник раздраженияtrápenienevšečnostuznemirenjeirritation, plågaสิ่งที่รบกวนcan sıkıcı şey, baş belâsı煩惱的事情прикрість; неприємністьآزار ، ناراضیđiều khó chịu烦恼的事情

2 the state of being annoyed He was red in the face with annoyance.geïrriteerdheidإنْزِعاجрздразнениеzlost, mrzutostærgrelse; irritationder Ärgerενόχλησηirritación, contrariedadpahameelاذیتharmimécontentementרוֹגֶזचिढ़uzrujavanjebosszúságkesalgremjairritazioneいらだたしさ난처함susierzinimasaizkaitinājums; īgnumstergangguergernisergrelsegniewirritaçãosupărareраздражениеzlosť, podráždenosťnezadovoljstvoljutnjaförargelse, irritationความรำคาญcanı sıkılma, rahatsız olma煩惱досада; роздратуванняبیزاریsự khó chịu烦恼

adj anˈnoyed

made angry My mother is annoyed with me; He was annoyed at her remarks.geïrriteerdمُنْزَعِجраздразненrozmrzelý, otrávenýirriteretärgerlichενοχλημένοςirritada, contrariadapahaneرنجیده؛ اذیت شدهsuuttunutagacéמרוּגָזचिढ़ा हुआozlovoljenideges, bosszústerganggu, kesalgramurirritato, infastidito腹を立てた화가 난supykęssakaitināts; īgnsmarahboosirritert, forargetpoirytowanyaborrecidoenervatраздражённыйnahnevanýnejevoljenljutförargadที่รำคาญepeyce kızmış, hayli canı sıkılmış生氣的роздратованийناراضtức giận生气

adj anˈnoying

annoying habits.irriterendمُزْعِج، مُضايِقдразнещnemilý, protivnýirriterendeärgerlichενοχλητικόςmolesto, irritantetüütuمزاحم؛ اذیت کنندهärsyttäväagaçantמַרגִיזचिढ़dosadanbosszantómenggangguergjandifastidioso, irritanteいらいらさせる귀찮은, 성가신erzinantiskaitinošsmenjengkelkanergerlijkirriterende, plagsomirytująceincomodativoener­vantраздражающийprotivnýnadležendosadanförarglig, retsamน่ารำคาญcan sıkıcı, sinirlendirici討厭的дратівний, набридливийناراض کرنے والاkhó chịu讨厌的

adv anˈnoyingly

irriterendبِصورَة مُزْعِجَة، بِمُضايَقَهдразнещоnemile, protivněirriterendeärgerlichενοχλητικάde modo irritantetüütultبطور آزاردهندهärsyttävästide manière agaçanteבְּצוּרָה מַרְגִיזָהचिढ़ के साथdosadnobosszantóansecara menggangguergilegain modo fastidioso/irritanteうるさく귀찮게erzinamaikaitinošidengan jengkelergerlijkergerligirytującoincomodativamentesupărătorраздражающеprotivnenadležnouzrujanoförargligt, retsamtอย่างรำคาญcan sıkıcı bir şekilde討厭地набридливоناراضگی کے طور پرkhó chịu讨厌地