annoy
to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
to molest; harm.
to be bothersome or troublesome.
Archaic. an annoyance.
Origin of annoy
1synonym study For annoy
Other words for annoy
Opposites for annoy
Other words from annoy
- an·noy·er, noun
- half-an·noyed, adjective
- un·an·noyed, adjective
Words that may be confused with annoy
Words Nearby annoy
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How to use annoy in a sentence
It almost makes you wonder if Lizard Squad did this just to annoy Anonymous and the other earnest champions of privacy.
[A]s he climbs the political ladder, he seems destined to annoy some more people along the way.
“Because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure,” he wrote in his Federalist 78 paper.
Online Activism, Nationwide Protests Deepen Ahead of Supreme Court Health-Care Hearing | Daniel Stone | March 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a good and realistic response, but one likely to annoy the conservative base.
Newt Gingrich’s Immigration Stance Won’t Play With Conservatives | Michelle Goldberg | November 23, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd in a Republican primary that so far has been woefully message-challenged, "annoy the media" may not sound half bad.
Many will be shamed into apology, who would annoy you for hours, if you encouraged them by acts of rudeness on your own part.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleySomething had happened to disappoint and annoy them—that much he could gather from their gestures and impassioned speech.
The Red Year | Louis TracyYou will probably cause utter confusion in the set, annoy the others forming it, and make yourself appear absurd.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThere is a distinction also between acts that annoy and those that injure adjoining property.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThey don't know when to stop talking about it, they really annoy one with extravagant praises of them.
British Dictionary definitions for annoy
/ (əˈnɔɪ) /
to irritate or displease
to harass with repeated attacks
Origin of annoy
1Derived forms of annoy
- annoyer, noun
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