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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishanoyen, fromOld Frenchanoier(“to bother, disturb”), fromLate Latininodiāre(“to make loathsome”), derived fromLatinodium(“loathing, hatred”). Displaced nativeOld Englishdreċċan,gremman.

Verb

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annoy (third-person singular simple presentannoys,present participleannoying,simple past and past participleannoyed)

  1. (transitive) Todisturb orirritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
    Synonyms:bother,irritate;see alsoThesaurus:annoy
    Antonym:please
    Marc loved his sister, but when sheannoyed him he wanted to switch her off.
    • 1735,Alexander Pope,Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot‎[1]:
      Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, / This painted child of dirt that stinks and stings; / Whose buzz the witty and the fairannoys, / Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'r enjoys.
    • 1993, D.C. Fontana, Peter Allan Fields, “Dax”, inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor):
      You Klaestrons are allies of the Cardassians; your knowledge of the station confirms that they must have given you the layouts. Which not only compromises Bajoran security, but also...annoys us.
    • 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, inThe Economist‎[2], volume407, number8837, page74:
      In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%. That means about $165 billion was spent not on drumming up business, but onannoying people, creating landfill and cluttering spam filters.
  2. (intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to betroublesome.(Can weverify(+) this sense?)
  3. (transitive, archaic) Tomolest; toharm; toinjure.
    Synonyms:damage,wound;see alsoThesaurus:harm
    toannoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade
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Translations
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to disturb or irritate
to do something to upset or anger someone
to molest; to harm; to injure

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishanoy, fromOld Frenchenui.Doublet ofennui.

Noun

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annoy (pluralannoys)

  1. (literary, archaic) A feeling ofdiscomfort orvexation caused by what one dislikes.
  2. (literary, archaic) That which causes such a feeling.
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Translations
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feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes
that which causes such a feeling

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Noun

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annoy

  1. alternative form ofanoy
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