annoy en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /əˈnoɪ̯/
- /əˈnɔɪ̯/
- [əˈnoɪ̯]
- [əˈnɔɪ̯]
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Proto-Italic *odjom Latin odium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin inodiāre Old French enoiierbor. Middle English anoyen English annoy From Middle English anoyen, from Old French anoier (“to bother, disturb”), from Late Latin inodiāre (“to make loathsome”), derived from Latin odium (“loathing, hatred”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan, gremman.
Meanings
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(transitive) 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.
Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, / This painted child of dirt that stinks and stings; / Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, / Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'r enjoys.
1735, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot:In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%. That means about $165 billion was spent not on drumming up business, but on annoying people, creating landfill and cluttering spam filters.
2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:You Klaestrons are allies of the Cardassians; your knowledge of the station confirms that they must have given you the layouts. Which not only compromises Bajoran security, but also... annoys us.
1993, D.C. Fontana, Peter Allan Fields, “Dax”, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor):
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(archaic, transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.
to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade
tapers put into lanterns or sconces of several-coloured, oiled paper, that the wind might not annoy them
1644 December 2 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 23 November 1644]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC:Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy / Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?
1691, Matthew Prior, Pastoral to Dr. Turner, Bishop of Ely:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| annoyed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| annoyed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| annoying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| annoys | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
please · comfort · please · soothe
Coordinates
Deriveds
annoyous · annoyer · annoyful · annoyance · annoyable · annoyware · annoybot · annoyed · annoyment · annoying
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
irk · nark · do violence to · put someone in hospital · harsh one's mellow · get on someone's wick · disgruntle · get under someone's skin · tee off · acerbate · do ill · rankle · get someone's Irish up · wet · burn someone's ass · trouble · get on someone's nerves · damage · hurt · maul · sting · bug · abuse · burn up · pee off · damage · get up · misdo · hack off · put someone's back up · grind one's gears · tick off · bother · scathe · hassle · pique · annoy · nettle · ruffle · exasperate · molest · chap someone's hide · injure · get on someone's tits · harrow · rile up · bedevil · annoy · botherate · bother · wound · rub up the wrong way · damnify · cheese off · harm · persecute · boil someone's piss · irritate · rub someone the wrong way · get someone's dander up · bewound · storm · roil · get someone's goat · test someone's patience · devil · vulnerate · jazz · give someone the shits · try one's patience · peeve · get someone's nanny-goat · rile · dere · irritate · mommick · antagonize · grieve · get someone's nanny · peeve off · nerve · get under one's goat · provoke · piss off · ruffle someone's feathers · raise someone's hackles · forwork · grotch · vex · wound · do damage to · grate · scaith · wind up · Idioms: · aggravate · frustrate · mayhem · get someone's back up · do for · get · torque off
Translations (154)
vi làm phiền (to disturb or irritate) · ru докуча́ть (to disturb or irritate) · de nerven (to disturb or irritate) · es crispar (to disturb or irritate) · ang gremman (to disturb or irritate) · de molestieren (to molest; to harm; to injure) · da forstyrre (to disturb or irritate) · enm anoyen (to molest; to harm; to injure) · la vexō (to disturb or irritate) · id melecehkan (to molest; to harm; to injure) · eo ĝeni (to disturb or irritate) · bn সাতানো (to disturb or irritate) · ro enerva (to disturb or irritate) · ru раздража́ть (to disturb or irritate) · ka გაღიზიანება (to disturb or irritate) · qu phiñay (to disturb or irritate) · cs obtěžovat (to disturb or irritate) · ur چھیڑْنا (to disturb or irritate) · el πειράζω (to disturb or irritate) · el νευριάζω (to disturb or irritate) · th รำคาญ (to disturb or irritate) · ee do dziku (to disturb or irritate) · ur سَتانا (to disturb or irritate) · mi pōrahu (to disturb or irritate) · io jenar (to disturb or irritate) · ru надоеда́ть (to disturb or irritate) · cmn 攪擾 /搅扰 (to disturb or irritate) · ru надое́сть (to disturb or irritate) · coh lumiza (to molest; to harm; to injure) · da irritere (to disturb or irritate) · ru досажда́ть (to disturb or irritate) · bg дразня́ (to disturb or irritate) · it infastidire (to disturb or irritate) · mi whakakūrakuraku (to disturb or irritate) · ka შეწუხება (to disturb or irritate) · id mengganggu (to disturb or irritate) · scn siḍḍijari (to molest; to harm; to injure) · grc σκύλλω (to disturb or irritate) · de ärgern (to disturb or irritate) · ja 騒がす (to disturb or irritate) · scn scassari i cabbasisi (to disturb or irritate) · lt erzinti (to disturb or irritate) · oc molestar (to disturb or irritate) · ja いらいらさせる (to disturb or irritate) · mi whakangari (to disturb or irritate) · ml ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുക (to disturb or irritate) · uk дратувати (to disturb or irritate) · mi whakatenetene (to disturb or irritate) · ja 苦しめる (to disturb or irritate) · scn ncuitari (to molest; to harm; to injure) · eo ĉagreni (to disturb or irritate) · hu idegesít (to disturb or irritate) · hu bosszant (to disturb or irritate) · fr embêter (to disturb or irritate) · fr gêner (to disturb or irritate) · cmn 煩擾 /烦扰 (to disturb or irritate) · mi whakahārangirangi (to disturb or irritate) · ka გულის გაწყალება (to disturb or irritate) · de schaden (to molest; to harm; to injure) · fr ennuyer (to disturb or irritate) · coh sinya (to disturb or irritate) · enm noyen (to molest; to harm; to injure) · cy plagio (to disturb or irritate) · eu zirikatu (to disturb or irritate) · enm vexen (to disturb or irritate) · ro irita (to disturb or irritate) · it disturbare (to disturb or irritate) · km ឌុដាន់ (to disturb or irritate) · hi चिढ़ाना (to disturb or irritate) · mi māreherehe (to disturb or irritate) · it infastidirsi (to disturb or irritate) · fr asticoter (to disturb or irritate) · bg досаждам (to disturb or irritate) · scn rùmpiri (to disturb or irritate) · mi rangirangi (to disturb or irritate) · ga cuir isteach ar (to disturb or irritate) · sv reta (to disturb or irritate) · is trufla (to disturb or irritate) · mi pōrahurahu (to disturb or irritate) · gl aborrecer (to disturb or irritate) · coh chokozaa (to disturb or irritate) · nl ergeren (to disturb or irritate) · ur تَنْگ کَرْنا (to disturb or irritate) · scn siḍḍijari (to disturb or irritate) · sv irritera (to disturb or irritate) · lol lemwa (to disturb or irritate) · nl vervelen (to disturb or irritate) · fr fâcher (to disturb or irritate) · pt aborrecer (to disturb or irritate) · ka წყენინება (to disturb or irritate) · it rompere (to disturb or irritate) · gd cuir dragh air (to disturb or irritate) · bn জ্বালাতন করা (to disturb or irritate) · gl enfadar (to disturb or irritate) · enm anoyen (to disturb or irritate) · ro deranja (to disturb or irritate) · ru беспоко́ить (to disturb or irritate) · it molestare (to molest; to harm; to injure) · sv störa (to disturb or irritate) · uz jonga tegmoq (to disturb or irritate) · ca molestar (to disturb or irritate) · kn ಕಾಡು (to disturb or irritate) · eo malamuzi (to disturb or irritate) · bg закачам (to disturb or irritate) · ja 煩わす (to disturb or irritate) · es enchilar (to disturb or irritate) · gl anoxar (to disturb or irritate) · mi kaiawherangi (to disturb or irritate) · eo agaci (to disturb or irritate) · ln lemwa (to disturb or irritate) · km ធ្វើឲ្យខ្វល់ (to disturb or irritate) · cs rušit (to disturb or irritate) · hu zaklat (to disturb or irritate) · it seccare (to disturb or irritate) · ro sâcâi (to disturb or irritate) · ar أَزْعَجَ (to disturb or irritate) · chr ᎠᏕᏯᏙᏗᎭ (to disturb or irritate) · mi whakapōrearea (to disturb or irritate) · eo tedi (to disturb or irritate) · he הֵצִיק (to disturb or irritate) · pt irritar (to disturb or irritate) · vi quấy rầy (to disturb or irritate) · coh yuga (to disturb or irritate) · ang dreċċan (to disturb or irritate) · fi ärsyttää (to disturb or irritate) · tl galitin (to disturb or irritate) · gd buair (to disturb or irritate) · id menyakat (to disturb or irritate) · ga cráigh (to disturb or irritate) · it irritare (to disturb or irritate) · id mengesalkan (to disturb or irritate) · it importunare (to disturb or irritate) · el ενοχλώ (to molest; to harm; to injure) · gl enfastiar (to disturb or irritate) · enm noyen (to disturb or irritate) · it nuocere (to molest; to harm; to injure) · de schädigen (to molest; to harm; to injure) · mi hakuhaku (to disturb or irritate) · gmw-ecg aarchrn (to disturb or irritate) · fr agacer (to disturb or irritate) · eu gogait eragin (to disturb or irritate) · de belästigen (to molest; to harm; to injure) · ka თავის მობეზრება (to disturb or irritate) · fi kiusata (to disturb or irritate) · sa बाधति (to disturb or irritate) · hu zavar (to disturb or irritate) · mi mukākā (to disturb or irritate) · el ενοχλώ (to disturb or irritate) · bg безпоко́я (to disturb or irritate) · lt dirginti (to disturb or irritate) · bg безпокоя (to molest; to harm; to injure) · pl irytować (to disturb or irritate) · eo kolerigi (to disturb or irritate) · scn scummàttiri (to molest; to harm; to injure)