What does annoy mean?
Definitions for annoy
əˈnɔɪan·noy
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
annoynoun
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
annoynoun
That which causes such a feeling.
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.
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.
annoyverb
To molest; to harm; to injure.
Etymology: From annoien, anoien, enoien, from anuier, enuier, from inodio, from the phrase, from odium. Displaced native grillen, from grillan (see grill).
Webster Dictionary
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
Annoynoun
to molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade
Annoynoun
a feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy
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 Dictionary
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 Gazetteer
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 »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of annoy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of annoy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of annoy in a Sentence
Be thankful to your enemies, because they're always the first ones to find your faults that you never knew about. Also wish them a long life, so that they'll see you succeed in life....there is nothing in this world that would annoy them more.
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,'.
Our anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us.
We are on a good path, difficulties are significant but a solution will be found, measures that will annoy citizens will not be taken. This is a fundamental decision from which we will not stray.
She kind of knows when Ive had a bad game or when shes had a bad game, and Carli Lloyd and Christen Press dont bring it up, its actually better, because its someone, you know when you talk to your parents and they say the wrong thing and annoy you, so Carli Lloyd and Christen Press kind of know what to say to each other.
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- أزعجArabic
- дразня, безпокоя, досаждам, закачамBulgarian
- জ্বালাতন করাBengali
- molestarCatalan, Valencian
- rušit, obtěžovatCzech
- belästigen, ärgern, störenGerman
- do dzikuEwe
- ενοχλήσειGreek
- agobiar, molestarSpanish
- gogait eragin, zirikatuBasque
- ärtymys, ärsyttääFinnish
- ennuyer, asticoter, gêner, embêter, agacerFrench
- cráighIrish
- cuir dragh air, buairScottish Gaelic
- zavar, zaklat, idegesít, bosszantHungarian
- menggangguIndonesian
- jenarIdo
- truflaIcelandic
- disturbare, infastidire, importunare, molestare, irritare, seccare, rompere, nuocere, infastidirsiItalian
- 煩わす, 騒がす, 苦しめる, いらいらさせるJapanese
- ಕಾಡುKannada
- vexōLatin
- whakakūrakurakuMāori
- vervelen, ergerenDutch
- irytowaćPolish
- aborrecer, irritarPortuguese
- досаждать, надоедать, надоесть, докучать, раздражатьRussian
- irreteraSwedish
- బాధించుTelugu
- پریشانUrdu
- jonga tegmoq, achchiqlanirmoqUzbek
- làm phiềnVietnamese
- 搅扰Chinese
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