Annoy

Word ANNOY
Character 5
Hyphenation an noy
Pronunciations /əˈnɔɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Annoy"

What do we mean by annoy?

To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry. transitive verb

To harass or disturb by repeated attacks. transitive verb

A disturbed state of feeling arising from displeasing acts or unpleasant circumstances; discomfort; vexation; trouble; annoyance. noun

A thing or circumstance that causes discomfort; an annoyance. noun

Now chiefly poetic; the common word in prose is annoyance. noun

To be hateful or troublesome: followed by to.

By omission of reflexive pronoun. To be troubled, disquieted, vexed.

To be hateful, troublesome, or vexatious to; trouble, disquiet, disturb, vex, molest, harass, plague; irk, weary, bore, especially by repeated acts: as, to annoy a person by perpetual questioning; to annoy the enemy by raids: in the passive, followed by at or about, formerly by of.

Synonyms Molest, Plague, etc. (see tease), trouble, disturb, disquiet, vex, irritate, fret, embarrass, perplex.

A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling. noun

To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex transitive verb

To molest, incommode, or harm. transitive verb

To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. verb

To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome. verb

To molest; to harm; to injure. verb

A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes. noun

That which causes such a feeling. noun

Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations verb

A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

That which causes such a feeling.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Annoy

The word "annoy" in example sentences

Note that "annoy" is part of the intent element of the statute -- it requires the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The French word _ennui_, which now only means weariness of mind, signified formerly injury, and the vexation or hatred caused thereby; something like the English word "annoy," as in Shakespeare's Richard III., v. 3: ❋ 1622-1673 Moli��re (1647)

Whether Mr. Colen's plan was to annoy is not clear, and this aspect of not knowing is an issue. ❋ Noah Becker (2010)

Agnes Quill is the story of a teenage detective, the haunted city she lives in, the strange cases she solves, and the ghosts who help, hinder, or just plain annoy her. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Serial killer plots (or subplots) just plain annoy me. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"I beg your pardon, Robin, but I did not employ the word annoy," protested the Count. ❋ George Barr McCutcheon (1897)

I begged, and prayed, and appealed to his pity, but he would pull the book away from me, gabble bits of ballads in my ear as I was struggling with _Effectual Calling_, tip up the form on which I was seated, and, in short, annoy me in twenty different ways. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

s exhibition at Gagosian was meant to annoy is not clear. ❋ Noah Becker (2010)

I'm hoping their robocalls annoy people so much they will BADLY backfire. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Cynthia," he said, "I would not by an act or a word annoy or trouble you. ❋ Winston Churchill (1909)

So we're in violent agreement on "the REPL should be too clever to disturb or annoy the user", we just have different definitions of 'disturb' and 'annoy' - which is probably going to be the case to some extent between any two developers, anda large part of why I'm aiming to keep ❋ Unknown (2010)

Would it "annoy" him less if Sotomayor never refers to the positive influences and resources of her Latina heritage? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The “extras” kind of annoy me, other than the now-and-again illustration. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What does kind of annoy me with it so far is the ability to take direct control of the non-player characters in your party. ❋ SVGL (2008)

I actually do like to address arguments (and no, I don't think you are here to "annoy"). ❋ Unknown (2008)

The oil companies and George Bush want to "annoy" and "harass" polar bears. ❋ Teresa (2008)

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