English Explanatory Dictionary

annoy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
To molest; to harm; to injure.

noun

A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
That which causes such a feeling.

Pronunciation

/əˈnoɪ̯/ [əˈnoɪ̯] /əˈnɔɪ̯/ [əˈnɔɪ̯] En-us-annoy.ogg

Word forms

annoy annoys annoying annoyed

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-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.

Synonyms

aggravate annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting antagonize bother disgruntle botherate bug get grate burn up bedevil cheese off devil exasperate frustrate get up grotch hack off hassle irk irritate jazz molest mommick nark nerve pee off peeve persecute pique piss off provoke rile rile up roil storm test someone's patience tick off trouble try one's patience vex wind up Idioms: boil someone's piss chap someone's hide get on someone's nerves get on someone's tits get on someone's wick get someone's back up get someone's dander up get someone's goat get someone's Irish up get someone's nanny get someone's nanny-goat get under one's goat get under someone's skin

Antonyms

comfort please soothe

Related words

annoyed

Derived words

annoyable annoyance annoybot annoyed annoyer annoyful annoying annoyment annoyous annoyware

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