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.) Middle English an(n)oien, enoien < Anglo-French, Old French anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < Late Latin inodiāre to cause aversion, from Latin phrase mihi in odiō est … I dislike …; cf. in-2, odium, ennui, noisome; (noun) Middle English a(n)noi, ennoi < Anglo-French, Old French a(n)nui, etc., derivative of the v.

an·noy·er, noun
half-an·noyed, adjective
un·an·noyed, adjective

aggravate, annoy, intensify, irritate, worsen (see synonym study at aggravate).


1. harass, pester. See bother, worry.


1. comfort, calm, soothe.
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annoy (əˈnɔɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to irritate or displease
2.  to harass with repeated attacks
 
[C13: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatred]
 
an'noyer
 
n

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Annoyed is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

annoy
mid-13c., from Anglo-Fr. anuier, from O.Fr. enoiier, anuier "to weary, vex," from L.L. inodiare "make loathsome," from L. (esse) in odio "(it is to me) hateful," abl. of odium "hatred."

annoyed
"vexed, peeved, offended," c.1300, pp. adj. from annoy (q.v.).
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Example sentences
Manuel was annoyed at the time, but he jokes about it now.
Try explaining the situation to a clerk in the business office, and you'll know
  why he's so annoyed.
He rarely loses his temper, rarely allows himself to get annoyed or irritable.
The bartender is annoyed but takes no direct action.
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