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an·noy (ə no̵i′)

transitive verb

  1. to irritate, bother, or make somewhat angry, as by a repeated action, noise, etc.
  2. to harm by repeated attacks; harry; molest

Etymology: ME anoien < OFr anoier < VL inodiare < in odio habere (or esse), to have (or be) in hate: see odium

intransitive verb

to be annoying

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annoy Synonyms

annoy

v.

pester, irritate, harass, disturb; see bother 2, 3. See syn. study atbother.


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annoy Usage Examples

Object

  • hell: By the way - the fact that they are too big annoys the hell out of me.

Modifying Another Word

  • mildly: I had gone to work with a slight chill and by the end of the day had a mildly annoying sore throat.

Preposition: after

  • while: Fiery Furnaces were ok, Jess loves them but I find them annoying after a while.

Used with why or when

  • when: I sort of agree but get annoyed when we are unfairly targeted by the media to make us sound worse than we actually are.

Infinitive complement

  • hear: It is annoying to hear of people who regard a court-martial as a punishment in itself.

Present participle complement

  • buzz: I particulary like the fact that there is none of that annoying buzzing static you find on other monitors.

Preposition: by

  • fact: This is definitely one of those occasions, made even more annoying by the fact it didn't NEED to be a disappointment.
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