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causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome: annoying delays.
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Annoying
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Example Sentences
- Most archeologists either don't care about tourism or they find it mildly annoying at best.
- Most experienced web surfers will tell you that the most annoying aspects of life on the internet are pop-up ads and spam.
- Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.
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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 …; compare in-2, odium, ennui, noisome; (noun) Middle English a(n)noi, ennoi < Anglo-French, Old French a(n)nui, etc., derivative of the v.
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 …; compare in-2, odium, ennui, noisome; (noun) Middle English a(n)noi, ennoi < Anglo-French, Old French a(n)nui, etc., derivative of the v.
Related forms
an·noy·er, noun
half-an·noyed, adjective
un·an·noyed, adjective
Can be confused: aggravate, annoy, intensify, irritate, worsen (see usage note at aggravate; see synonym note at irritate).
Antonyms
1. comfort, calm, soothe.
1. comfort, calm, soothe.
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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."
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