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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.
[Middle Englishanoien, from Old Frenchanoier, ennuyer, from Vulgar Latin*inodiāre,to make odious, from Latinin odiō,odious :in,in; see in-2 +odiō, ablative ofodium,hatred; seeod- inIndo-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. Torile is to upset and to stir up:It riled me to have to listen to such lies.
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. Torile 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 Frenchanoier, from Late Latininodiāre to make hateful, from Latinin odiō (esse) (to be) hated, fromodium hatred]
anˈnoyern
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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 Englishan(n)oien < Anglo-French, Old Frenchanoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < Late Latininodiāre to cause aversion]
an•noy′er,n.
syn:Seebother.
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annoy
Past participle:annoyed
Gerund:annoying
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annoy |
annoy |
Present |
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I annoy |
you annoy |
he/she/it annoys |
we annoy |
you annoy |
they annoy |
Preterite |
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I annoyed |
you annoyed |
he/she/it annoyed |
we annoyed |
you annoyed |
they annoyed |
Present Continuous |
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I am annoying |
you are annoying |
he/she/it is annoying |
we are annoying |
you are annoying |
they are annoying |
Present Perfect |
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I have annoyed |
you have annoyed |
he/she/it has annoyed |
we have annoyed |
you have annoyed |
they have annoyed |
Past Continuous |
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I was annoying |
you were annoying |
he/she/it was annoying |
we were annoying |
you were annoying |
they were annoying |
Past Perfect |
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I had annoyed |
you had annoyed |
he/she/it had annoyed |
we had annoyed |
you had annoyed |
they had annoyed |
Future |
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I will annoy |
you will annoy |
he/she/it will annoy |
we will annoy |
you will annoy |
they will annoy |
Future Perfect |
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I will have annoyed |
you will have annoyed |
he/she/it will have annoyed |
we will have annoyed |
you will have annoyed |
they will have annoyed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be annoying |
you will be annoying |
he/she/it will be annoying |
we will be annoying |
you will be annoying |
they will be annoying |
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I have been annoying |
you have been annoying |
he/she/it has been annoying |
we have been annoying |
you have been annoying |
they have been annoying |
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I will have been annoying |
you will have been annoying |
he/she/it will have been annoying |
we will have been annoying |
you will have been annoying |
they will have been annoying |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been annoying |
you had been annoying |
he/she/it had been annoying |
we had been annoying |
you had been annoying |
they had been annoying |
Conditional |
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I would annoy |
you would annoy |
he/she/it would annoy |
we would annoy |
you would annoy |
they would annoy |
Past Conditional |
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I would have annoyed |
you would have annoyed |
he/she/it would have annoyed |
we would have annoyed |
you would have annoyed |
they would have annoyed |
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Verb | 1. | ![]() 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
verbirritate,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
comfort,calm,soothe,console,appease,solace,mollify
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annoy
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Translations
أزعجيُزعِج، يُغْضِبيُضايقُ
otravovatpodrážditzlobit
irritereærgregenere
ärsyttääsuututtaa
ozlovoljiti
bosszantidegesítzaklatzavar
ónáîatrufla
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
dokuczyćirytować
nadlegovati
irritera
ทำให้รำคาญ
canını sıkmakepeyce üzmeksinirini bozmak
làm khó chịu
annoy
[əˈnɔɪ]VT →molestar,fastidiarhe's just trying to annoy you →loque quiere es molestarteor fastidiarte
is this man annoying you, madam? →¿le estámolestando estehombre, señora?
don't be annoyed if I can't come →no teenfadessi no puedovenir
to be annoyedaboutorat sth →estarenfadadoormolesto por algo
to be annoyedwith sb →estarenfadadoormolesto con algn
toget annoyed →enfadarse
it's no good getting annoyedwith me →de nadasirve enfadarte conmigo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
annoy
vt(= make angry, irritate) →ärgern; (= upset:noise, questions etc) →aufregen;(= pester) →belästigen;to beannoyed that … →ärgerlichorverärgert sein, weil …;to beannoyed with somebody/about something →sich überjdn/etwärgern, (mit)jdm/überetw(acc) →böse sein;to getannoyed →sichärgern, sichaufregen,böse werden;don’t getannoyed →reg dichnicht auf, nur keineAufregung;don’t let itannoy you →ärgere dichnicht darüber
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
annoy
[əˈnɔɪ]vt →dare fastidio a,infastidire,darenoia ato be annoyed about sth →essereseccato/a per qc, esserecontrariato/aorirritato/a da qc
to be annoyed (at sth/with sb) →essereseccato/aor irritato/a (per qc/con qn)
he's just trying to annoy you →sta solocercando di stuzzicarti
don't get annoyed! →non irritarti!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
annoy
(əˈnoi) verb to make (someone) rather angry or impatient.Please go away and stop annoying me! irriteer, hinder يُزعِج، يُغْضِب дразня irritar zlobit, otravovatärgern ærgre; irritere; genereενοχλώmolestar,importunar tüütama اذیت کردن ärsyttääimportuner לְהַרגִיז चिढ़ाना, सताना ljutiti bosszant mengganggu ónáðainfastidire うるさがらせる 짜증나게 하다 erzinti, pykinti kaitināt; apgrūtināt menggangguergerenergre,plage,sjenere irytować آزارول، تکلیف ورکول incomodar a enervaраздражать hnevať, otravovať nadlegovati uzrujati besvära, irritera ทำให้รำคาญ; รบกวนcanını sıkmak, epeyce üzmek 令人厭煩 набридати; дратувати تکلیف دینا ، ستانا ، ناراض کرنا làm phiền使烦恼
anˈnoyance noun1. something which annoys.That noise has been an annoyance to me for weeks! irritasie شَيء مُزعِج дразнител irritação obtíž, otrava das Ärgernis irritationενόχλησηmolestia tüütus مایۀ مزاحمت و آزار vaivadésagrémentמטרד चिढ़ smetanje bosszúság gangguan ónæðifastidio うるさがらせるもの 골칫거리 tai, kas erzina, dirgiklis apgrūtinājums; traucējums gangguanergernisplageutrapienie 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; irritationενόχλησηirritación,contrariedad pahameel اذیت harmistuneisuusmécontentementרוגז चिढ़ uzrujavanje bosszúság kesal gremjairritazione いらだたしさ 난처함 susierzinimas aizkaitinājums; īgnums tergangguergernisergrelsegniew ځورولirritação supărareраздражение 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, otrávenýärgerlich irriteretενοχλημένος irritada, contrariada pahane رنجیده؛ اذیت شده harmistunutagacéמרוגז चिढ़ा हुआ ozlovoljen ideges, bosszús terganggu, kesal gramurirritato,infastidito 腹を立てた 화가 난 supykęs sakaitināts; īgns marahboosirritert,forarget poirytowany ځوریدلیaborrecido enervat раздражённый nahnevaný nejevoljen ljut förargad ที่รำคาญ epeyce kızmış, hayli canı sıkılmış 生氣的 роздратований ناراض tức giận生气的
anˈnoying adjectiveannoying habits. irriterend مُزْعِج، مُضايِق дразнещ irritante nemilý, protivnýärgerlich irriterendeενοχλητικόςmolesto,irritante tüütu مزاحم؛ اذیت کننده ärsyttäväagaçantמרגיז चिढ़ dosadan bosszantó mengganggu ergjandifastidioso,irritante いらいらさせる 성가신 erzinantis kaitinošs menjengkelkan ergerlijkirriterende,plagsom irytujące ځورونکی incomodativo enervantраздражающий 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, protivněärgerlich irriterende ενοχλητικά de modo irritante tüütult بطور آزاردهنده harmittavastide 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 ergerlijkergerlig 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 irritereärgernενοχλώmolestar suututtaaembêter ozlovoljitiirritare うるさがらせる 귀찮게 하다ergerenirriteredokuczyćirritarраздражать irritera ทำให้รำคาญsinirini bozmak làm khó chịu骚扰Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
annoy
vt. importunar, fastidiar, molestar.
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I will notannoy you with any more of my friendly impertinences.'
"Then let me save your feelings by telling you that it does notannoy me at all--except for the row you are making about it.
It used toannoy the elephant at first, and he would reach up and take her down, but she would go aft and climb up again.
Had it not been that the French admiral, with a large party, was then in the glen, I have no doubt that the natives, although their tribe was small and dispirited, would have inflicted summary vengeance upon the man who thus outraged their most sacred institutions; as it was, they contrived toannoy him not a little.
When Stroeve was holding forth at length on the excellence of Monet, he said: "I prefer Winterhalter." But I dare say he said it toannoy, and if he did he certainly succeeded.
Should I ever learn that you have againannoyed her or her husband--should you everannoy me again--should I hear that you have returned to France or to any French posession, I shall make it my sole business to hunt you down and complete the choking I commenced tonight." Then he turned to the table, on which the two pieces of paper still lay.
"How dare youannoy me with your senseless chatter?"
I would have departed by the back way, to get a last glimpse of Catherine andannoy old Joseph; but Hareton received orders to lead up my horse, and my host himself escorted me to the door, so I could not fulfil my wish.
She had invited him on the impulse of the moment, as a vision of the country came before her; and now she wasannoyed with herself for having done so, and then she wasannoyed at beingannoyed.
A MAN, very muchannoyed with a Flea, caught him at last, and said, "Who are you who dare to feed on my limbs, and to cost me so much trouble in catching you?' The Flea replied, "O my dear sir, pray spare my life, and destroy me not, for I cannot possibly do you much harm." The Man, laughing, replied, "Now you shall certainly die by mine own hands, for no evil, whether it be small or large, ought to be tolerated."
This greatlyannoyed him, and recollecting that he was not aquatic, he stopped and shouted across the waves' tumultous roar:
Sometimes, when in a very complacent mood, he would go a-birds'-nesting with the children, a thing that irritated andannoyed me exceedingly; as, by frequent and persevering attempts, I flattered myself I had partly shown them the evil of this pastime, and hoped, in time, to bring them to some general sense of justice and humanity; but ten minutes' birds'-nesting with uncle Robson, or even a laugh from him at some relation of their former barbarities, was sufficient at once to destroy the effect of my whole elaborate course of reasoning and persuasion.
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