annoy

an·noy

 (ə-noi′)

tr.v. an·noyed, an·noy·ing, an·noys

1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.

2. Archaic To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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[Middle English anoien, from Old French anoier, ennuyer, from Vulgar Latin *inodiāre, to make odious, from Latin in odiō, odious : in, in; see in-² + odiō, 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 situations arousing irritation, frustration, or perplexity: They were vexed at having to wait so long for a response. This problem has vexed scientists for many years. 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

(əˈnɔɪ)

vb

1. to irritate or displease

2. (Historical Terms) to harass with repeated attacks

[C13: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatred]

anˈnoyer n

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an•noy

(əˈnɔɪ)

v.t.

1. to disturb or bother in a way that displeases, troubles, or irritates.

2. to molest persistently; harass.

v.i.

3. to be bothersome or troublesome.

[1250–1300; Middle English an(n)oien < Anglo-French, Old French anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < Late Latin inodiāre to cause aversion]

an•noy′er, n.

syn: See bother.

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annoy

Past participle: annoyed
Gerund: annoying

Imperative

annoy

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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, 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

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annoy

verb

1. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:

aggravate, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex.

Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.

2. To disturb by repeated attacks:

bait, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, torment, worry.

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Translations

أزعجيُزعِج، يُغْضِبيُضايقُ

otravovatpodrážditzlobit

irritereærgregenere

ärgernbelästigensekkierenstören

ενοχλώ

molestaragobiarcontrariarenojarfastidiar

ärsyttääsuututtaa

agacerembêtergênerimportunerindigner

ozlovoljiti

bosszantidegesítzaklatzavar

ónáîatrufla

seccaredisturbareinfastidireinfastidirsiirritare

いらいらさせるうるさがらせる煩わす苦しめる騒がす

귀찮게 하다

dirgikliserzinamaierzinantiserzintisupykęs

apgrūtinātkaitināt

ergerenvervelen

ergreirriteresjenere

dokuczyćirytować

irritar

досаждатьраздражатьдокучать

nadlegovati

irritera

ทำให้รำคาญ

canını sıkmakepeyce üzmeksinirini bozmak

làm khó chịu

使烦恼骚扰

annoy

[əˈnɔɪ] VT → molestar, fastidiar
he's just trying to annoy you → lo 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 come → no te enfades si no puedo venir
to be annoyed about or at sth → estar enfadado or molesto por algo
to be annoyed with sb → estar enfadado or molesto con algn
to get annoyed → enfadarse
it's no good getting annoyed with me → de nada sirve enfadarte conmigo

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annoy

[əˈnɔɪ] vt

→ ennuyer, agacer
He's really annoying me → Il m'agace vraiment.
see also annoyed

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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 something → sich über jdn/etw ärgern, (mit) jdm/über etw (acc) → böse sein; to get annoyed → sich ärgern, sich aufregen, böse werden; don’t get annoyed → reg dich nicht auf, nur keine Aufregung; don’t let it annoy you → ärgere dich nicht darüber

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annoy

[əˈnɔɪ] vt → dare 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!

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annoy

(əˈnoi) verb

to make (someone) rather angry or impatient. Please go away and stop annoying me! irriteer, hinder يُزعِج، يُغْضِب дразня irritar zlobit, otravovat ärgern ærgre; irritere; genere ενοχλώmolestar, 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 ergerenergre, plage, sjenere irytować آزارول، تکلیف ورکول 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 使烦恼

anˈnoyance noun

1. something which annoys. That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks! irritasie شَيء مُزعِج дразнител irritação obtíž, otrava das Ärgernis irritation ενόχλησηmolestia tüütus مایۀ مزاحمت و آزار vaiva désagrémentמטרד चिढ़ smetanje bosszúság gangguan ónæði fastidio うるさがらせるもの 골칫거리 tai, kas erzina, dirgiklis apgrūtinājums; traucējums gangguan ergernisplageutrapienie ځورونه 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 烦恼的事情

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

anˈnoyed adjective

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

anˈnoying adjective

annoying habits. irriterend مُزْعِج، مُضايِق дразнещ irritante nemilý, protivný ärgerlich irriterende ενοχλητικόςmolesto, irritante tüütu مزاحم؛ اذیت کننده ärsyttävä agaçantמרגיז चिढ़ dosadan bosszantó mengganggu ergjandi fastidioso, irritante いらいらさせる 성가신 erzinantis kaitinošs menjengkelkan ergerlijk irriterende, plagsom irytujące ځورونکی 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

anˈnoyingly adverb

irriterend بِصورَة مُزْعِجَة، بِمُضايَقَه дразнещо irritantemente nemile, protivně ärgerlich irriterende 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 د ځورولو په ډول 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

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annoy

→ يُضايقُ 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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annoy

vt. importunar, fastidiar, molestar.

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