Definitions of annoy [əˈnɔɪ]

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Definition of 'annoy'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) annoy
to disturb or bother in a way that displeases, troubles, or irritates.

2. annoy
to molest persistently; harass.

3. (v.i.) annoy
to be bothersome or troublesome.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME an(n)oien < AF, OF anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < LL inodiāre to cause aversion)

Definition of 'annoy'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

Definition of 'annoy'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) annoy
to make slightly angry, to irritate
That music is really annoying me.; Her constant singing was an annoyance.

Definition of 'annoy'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) annoy
to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks

2. (noun) annoy
to molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade

3. (noun) annoy
a feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy

Translation of 'annoy'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make (someone) rather angry or impatient Please go away and stop annoying me!
Afrikaans: irriteer, hinder	Arabic: يُزعِج، يُغْضِب	Bulgarian: дразня
Brazilian: irritar	Czech: zlobit, otravovat	German: ärgern
Danish: ærgre; irritere; genere	Greek: ενοχλώ	Spanish: molestar, importunar
Estonian: tüütama	Farsi: اذیت کردن	Finnish: ärsyttää
French: importuner	Hebrew: לְהַרגִיז	Hindi: चिढ़ाना, सताना
Croatian: ljutiti	Hungarian: bosszant	Indonesian: mengganggu
Icelandic: ónáða	Italian: infastidire	Japanese: うるさがらせる
Korean: 짜증나게 하다	Lithuanian: erzinti, pykinti	Latvian: kaitināt; apgrūtināt
Malay: mengganggu	Dutch: ergeren	Norwegian: ergre, plage, sjenere
Polish: irytować	Persian: اذیت کردن	Pashto: آزارول، تکلیف ورکول
Portuguese: incomodar	Romanian: a enerva	Russian: раздражать
Slovak: hnevať, otravovať	Slovenian: nadlegovati	Serbian: uzrujati
Swedish: besvära, irritera	Thai: ทำให้รำคาญ; รบกวน	Turkish: canını sıkmak, epeyce üzm
Taiwanese: 令人厭煩	Ukrainian: набридати; дратувати	Urdu: تکلیف دینا ، ستانا ، نارا
Vietnamese: làm phiền	Chinese: 使烦恼
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