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annoy

an·noy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-noi]
    • /əˈnɔɪ/
    • /əˈnɔɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-noi]
    • /əˈnɔɪ/

Definitions of annoy word

  • verb annoy If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient. 3
  • verb annoy to irritate or displease 3
  • verb annoy to harass with repeated attacks 3
  • verb transitive annoy to irritate, bother, or make somewhat angry, as by a repeated action, noise, etc. 3
  • verb transitive annoy to harm by repeated attacks; harry; molest 3
  • intransitive verb annoy to be annoying 3

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Origin of annoy

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English an(n)oien, enoien < Anglo-French, Old French anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < Late Latin inodiāre to cause aversion, from Latin phrase mihi in odiō est … I dislike …; cf. in-2, odium, ennui, noisome; (noun) Middle English a(n)noi, ennoi < Anglo-French, Old French a(n)nui, etc., derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Annoy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

annoy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

annoy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for annoy

verb annoy

  • disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
  • turn off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • perturb — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
  • peeve — to render peevish; annoy.
  • bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.

noun annoy

  • jive — swing music or early jazz.
  • rag — a musical composition in ragtime: a piano rag.
  • tatters — a person who does tatting, especially as an occupation.
  • tatter — a person who does tatting, especially as an occupation.

adjective annoy

  • overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
  • worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
  • infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
  • filler — an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
  • packer — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.

Antonyms for annoy

verb annoy

  • appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
  • quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
  • reassure — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.

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