annoy
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔɪ
[edit] Etymology
From Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French: ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare.
[edit] Verb
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to annoy (third-person singular simple present annoys, present participle annoying, simple past and past participle annoyed)
- (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.
- (intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
- Connie liked to annoy her brother by using him as a leg rest.
- (transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.
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to disturb or irritate
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to do something to upset or anger someone
[edit] Noun
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annoy (plural annoys)
- A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
- That which causes such a feeling.
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- (both senses) annoyance
[edit] Translations
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes
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That which causes such a feeling
[edit] References
- annoy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- annoy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

