to annoy
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1.0
- verb
- /əˈnɔɪ/
- His constant humming began to annoy everyone in the office.
- get annoyed
- feel annoyed
- annoy people
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Watch on YouTubeIt really it annoys me that he didn't do it.
- It really it annoys me that he didn't do it.
- So here is the suggestion to not annoy everyone right from the beginning.
- I, I, I, I know that I, I actively do try and annoy a lot of people.
- Oh my God, it's really bad when you even annoy your own self with your bad jokes.
- And however you would define luck, it annoys me if someone says that you're very lucky.
Examples
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Go and annoy him.
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It's meant to annoy and bug people.
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So I try not to annoy your audience.
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What if his drinking does annoy the other patients?
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Does my... talking annoy you?
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You know, you just sit there and annoy me with the camera as usual.
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So here is the suggestion to not annoy everyone right from the beginning.
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I wrote a Victorian novel just to annoy my parents.
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So what would you say annoys you the most about your partner?
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But there's a lot of things that annoy me already so we'll see.
Synonyms
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1.0
To annoy or disturb someone
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2.0
To disturb or interrupt someone and make them feel annoyed
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3.7
To annoy someone by bothering them repeatedly
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6.3
Annoy or upset someone gradually
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3.9
Make someone very annoyed or upset
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3.6
Annoy someone again and again to make them react
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4.9
To bother someone again and again until they feel angry
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2.9
Make someone feel annoyed or impatient, often by repeated small actions
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7.1
To annoy someone with small repeated actions
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7.1
To do or say something on purpose to annoy someone
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3.2
Make someone very annoyed or upset
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7.4
To annoy someone a lot by small things another person does
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3.2
To annoy someone by asking for things again and again
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7.6
To make someone angry or unfriendly
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4.1
Make someone feel slightly upset or annoyed
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6.3
Make someone feel annoyed
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6.9
Make someone annoyed, often by small things
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4.2
Annoy someone and make them angrier
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4.7
To make someone feel annoyed or unhappy
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7.0
To annoy someone by small, repeated actions
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8.4
To annoy someone or make them angry
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6.8
To annoy or upset someone in a way that feels sharp
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6.8
To make someone feel annoyed
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3.2
A person who annoys another person by asking again and again
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8.3
To annoy someone again and again with small problems
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8.0
To make someone feel slightly annoyed
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7.2
To annoy someone again and again so they feel bothered
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9.1
To make someone angry
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9.9
To annoy or puzzle someone
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8.0
To make someone feel unhappy or annoyed
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Annoy comes from an old French word anui meaning 'trouble' or 'pain'. So to annoy someone is to give them small trouble, like a pebble in the shoe, which makes them slightly angry or irritated.