Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

Annoyer

 - 2 dictionary results

an⋅noy

[uh-noi]
–verb (used with object)
1. to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
2. to molest; harm.
–verb (used without object)
3. to be bothersome or troublesome.
–noun
4. Archaic. an annoyance.

Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME an(n)oien, enoien < AF, OF anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < LL inodiāre to cause aversion, from L phrase mihi in odiō est … I dislike …; cf. in- 2 , odium, ennui, noisome; (n.) ME a(n)noi, ennoi < AF, OF a(n)nui, etc., deriv. of the v.


an⋅noy⋅er, noun


1. harass, pester. See bother, worry.


1. comfort, calm, soothe.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To Annoyer
Word Origin & History

annoy 
c.1250, from Anglo-Fr. anuier, from O.Fr. enuier "to weary, vex," from L.L. inodiare "make loathsome," from L. (esse) in odio "(it is to me) hateful," abl. of odium "hatred."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see Annoyer on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: