annoyer

Variant of annoy

annoy definition

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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