Definitions for Annoy
əˈnɔɪan·noy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devilverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. annoynoun

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

2. annoynoun

   That which causes such a feeling.

3. annoyverb

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

   Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.

4. annoyverb

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

   Connie liked to annoy her brother by using him as a leg rest.

5. annoyverb

   To molest; to harm; to injure.

6. Etymology: From annoien, anoien, enoien, from anuier, enuier, from inodio, from the phrase, from odium. Displaced native grillen, from grillan (see grill).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Annoynoun

   Injury; molestation; trouble.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Sleep, Richmond, sleep in peace, and wake in joy;
   Good angels guard thee from the boar’s annoy. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   All pain and joy is in their way;
   The things we fear bring less annoy
   Than fear, and hope brings greater joy;
   But in themselves they cannot stay. John Donne.

   What then remains, but, after past annoy,
   To take the good vicissitude of joy. John Dryden, Fables.

2. To ANNOYverb

   To incommode; to vex; to teaze; to molest.

   Etymology: annoyer, Fr.

   Woe to poor man; each outward thing annoys him;
   He heaps in inward grief, that most destroys him. Philip Sidney.

   Her joyous presence and sweet company,
   In full content he there did long enjoy;
   Ne wicked envy, nor vile jealousy,
   His dear delights were able to annoy. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   As one who long in populous city pent,
   Where houses thick, and sewers, annoy the air,
   Forth issuing on a summer’s morn to breathe
   Among the pleasant villages, and farms
   Adjoin’d, from each thing met conceives delight. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 445.

   Insects seldom use their offensive weapons, unless provoked: let them but alone, and annoy them not. John Ray, on the Creation.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annoy

   Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called irritability.

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1. annoy

   To annoy means to cause irritation, discomfort or disturbance to someone, often through repetitive or bothersome actions or behavior. It can also refer to provoking someone to feel upset, impatient or slightly angry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Annoynoun

   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. Annoynoun

   to molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade

3. Annoynoun

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

4. Etymology: [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr. L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See Ennui, Odium, Noisome, Noy.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Annoy

   an-noi′, v.t. to trouble: to vex: to tease: to harm, esp. in military sense:—pr.p. annoy′ing; pa.p. annoyed′.—ns. Annoy (now poetic only), Annoy′ance, that which annoys.—adv. Annoy′ingly. [O. Fr. anoier (It. annoiare); noun, anoi (mod. ennui), acc. to Diez from L. phrase, in odio, as in 'est mihi in odio' = 'it is to me hateful.']

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annoy

   To injure or disturb by continued or repeated acts; to incommode or molest; as, to annoy an army by impeding their march, or by a continued cannonade.

Anagrams for Annoy »

1. anyon

2. nonya

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Annoy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Annoy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Annoy in a Sentence

1. Communications Salleh Said Keruak:

   It is an offence ... to upload any comment, request, suggestion or other communication which is obscene, indecent, false, menacing or offensive in character with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass another person.

2. Robert Southey:

   I have told you of the Spaniard who always put on his spectacles when about to eat cherries, that they might look bigger and more attempting. In like manner I made the most of my enjoyment s: and through I do not cast my cares away, I pack them in as little compass as I can, and carry them as conveniently as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others.

3. Niki Lauda:

   Now if people try to annoy me with comments about my face, I just say: 'I had an accident. But you were born this way,'.

4. Leo Valdez:

   I try very hard to be annoying. Don't insult my ability to annoy.

5. Elizabeth Hurley:

   He used to really annoy me. I love him but he’s very annoying, did he annoy you when he was here?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Annoy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Annoy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Annoy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annoy
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Annoy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Annoy
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html