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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.

Synonyms:annoy, irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke, aggravate, peeve, rileThese 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

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 < >

an•noy′er,n.

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Verb

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 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 resentfulruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"fret - cause annoyance inbeset, 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"

annoyverb 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 upTry making a note of the things that annoy you.comfort, calm, soothe, console, appease, solace, mollify

Translations

annoy (əˈnoi) verb

to make (someone) rather angry or impatient. Please go away and stop annoying me!irriteer, hinderيُزعِج، يُغْضِبдразняirritarzlobit, otravovatärgernærgre; irritere; genereενοχλώmolestar, importunartüütamaاذیت کردنärsyttääimportunerלְהַרגִיזचिढ़ाना, सतानाljutitibosszantmenggangguónáðainfastidireうるさがらせる짜증나게 하다erzinti, pykintikaitināt; apgrūtinātmenggangguergerenergre, plage, sjenereirytowaćآزارول، تکلیف ورکولincomodara enervaраздражатьhnevať, otravovaťnadlegovatiuzrujatibesvära, irriteraทำให้รำคาญ; รบกวนcanını sıkmak, epeyce üzmek令人厭煩набридати; дратуватиتکلیف دینا ، ستانا ، ناراض کرناlàm phiền使烦恼

anˈnoyancenoun

1. something which annoys. That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks!irritasieشَيء مُزعِجдразнителirritaçãoobtíž, otravadas Ärgernisirritationενόχλησηmolestiatüütusمایۀ مزاحمت و آزارvaivadésagrémentמִטרַדचिढ़smetanjebosszúsággangguanónæðifastidioうるさがらせるもの골칫거리tai, kas erzina, dirgiklisapgrūtinājums; traucējumsgangguanergernisplageutrapienieځورونهcontrariedade(motiv de) iritareисточник раздраженияtrápenienevšečnostuznemirenjeirritation, plågaสิ่งที่รบกวนcan sıkıcı şey, baş belâsı惱人的事情прикрість; неприємністьآزار ، ناراضیđiều khó chịu烦恼的事情

2. the state of being annoyed. He was red in the face with annoyance.geïrriteerdheidإنْزِعاجрздразнениеirritaçãozlost, mrzutostder Ärgerærgrelse; irritationενόχλησηirritación, contrariedadpahameelاذیتharmistuneisuusmécontentementרוֹגֶזचिढ़uzrujavanjebosszúságkesalgremjairritazioneいらだたしさ난처함susierzinimasaizkaitinājums; īgnumstergangguergernisergrelsegniewځورولirritaçãosupărareраздражениеzlosť, podráždenosťnezadovoljstvoljutnjaförargelse, irritationความรำคาญcanı sıkılma, rahatsız olma厭煩досада; роздратуванняبیزاریsự khó chịu烦恼

anˈnoyedadjective

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

anˈnoyingadjective

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

anˈnoyinglyadverb

irriterendبِصورَة مُزْعِجَة، بِمُضايَقَهдразнещоirritantementenemile, protivněärgerlichirriterendeενοχλητικάde modo irritantetüütultبطور آزاردهندهharmittavastide manière agaçanteבְּצוּרָה מַרְגִיזָהचिढ़ के साथdosadnobosszantóansecara menggangguergilegain modo fastidioso/irritanteうるさく괴롭히는erzinamaikaitinošidengan jengkelergerlijkergerligirytującoد ځورولو په ډولincomodativamentesupărătorраздражающеprotivnenadležnouzrujanoförargligt, retsamtอย่างรำคาญcan sıkıcı bir şekilde討厭地набридливоناراضگی کے طور پرkhó chịu讨厌地

annoy → يُضايقpodrážditirritereärgern ενοχλώ molestarsuututtaaembêterozlovoljitiirritareうるさがらせる귀찮게 하다ergeren irritere dokuczyć irritar раздражатьirriteraทำให้รำคาญsinirini bozmaklàm khó chịu骚扰annoy

vt. importunar, fastidiar, molestar.

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