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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.
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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

Imperative
annoy
annoy
Present
I annoy
you annoy
he/she/it annoys
we annoy
you annoy
they annoy
Preterite
I annoyed
you annoyed
he/she/it annoyed
we annoyed
you annoyed
they annoyed
Present Continuous
I am annoying
you are annoying
he/she/it is annoying
we are annoying
you are annoying
they are annoying
Present Perfect
I have annoyed
you have annoyed
he/she/it has annoyed
we have annoyed
you have annoyed
they have annoyed
Past Continuous
I was annoying
you were annoying
he/she/it was annoying
we were annoying
you were annoying
they were annoying
Past Perfect
I had annoyed
you had annoyed
he/she/it had annoyed
we had annoyed
you had annoyed
they had annoyed
Future
I will annoy
you will annoy
he/she/it will annoy
we will annoy
you will annoy
they will annoy
Future Perfect
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
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
Present Perfect Continuous
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
Future Perfect Continuous
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
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
I would annoy
you would annoy
he/she/it would annoy
we would annoy
you would annoy
they would annoy
Past Conditional
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.annoy - cause annoyance inannoy - 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"
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

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annoy

verb
1.To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:
Idioms:get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.
2.To disturb by repeated attacks:
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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
làm khó chịu

annoy

[əˈnɔɪ]VTmolestar,fastidiar
he's just trying to annoy youloque quiere es molestarteor fastidiarte
is this man annoying you, madam?¿le estámolestando estehombre, señora?
don't be annoyed if I can't comeno teenfadessi no puedovenir
to be annoyedaboutorat sthestarenfadadoormolesto por algo
to be annoyedwith sbestarenfadadoormolesto con algn
toget annoyedenfadarse
it's no good getting annoyedwith mede 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

annoy

[əˈnɔɪ]vt
ennuyer,agacer
He's really annoying me →Il m'agacevraiment.
see alsoannoyed
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 somethingsich überjdn/etwärgern, (mit)jdm/überetw(acc)böse sein;to getannoyedsichärgern, sichaufregen,böse werden;don’t getannoyedreg dichnicht auf, nur keineAufregung;don’t let itannoy youärgere 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]vtdare fastidio a,infastidire,darenoia a
to 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 noun
1. 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 adjective
annoying 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.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012


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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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