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- DictionaryAn·noy/əˈnoi/
verb
- 1. irritate (someone); make (someone) a little angry: "your damned cheerfulness has always annoyed me"
The meaning of ANNOY is to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts. How to use annoy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Annoy.
to make someone slightly angry or upset: I know you’re doing this only to annoy me. annoyance. noun [ C/U ] us / əˈnɔɪ·əns /
B1. to make someone angry: Tina really annoyed me in the meeting this morning. I'm sorry - is my cough annoying you? [ + that ] It annoys me that she just expects us to help. It really annoys me when people expect me to tip as well as pay a service charge in a restaurant. Synonyms. bother. irritate. nark (ANNOY) UK slang old-fashioned.
Annoy definition: to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.. See examples of ANNOY used in a sentence.
The verb annoy means to bother or irritate. Your habit of constantly talking about your cats might annoy your friends more than you realize. When you annoy someone, you really rub them the wrong way.
verb transitive. 1. to irritate, bother, or make somewhat angry, as by a repeated action, noise, etc. 2. to harm by repeated attacks; harry; molest. verb intransitive. 3. to be annoying.
Annoy refers to mild disturbance caused by an act that tries one's patience: The sound of the printer annoyed me. Irritate is somewhat stronger: I was irritated by their constant interruptions.
Synonyms for ANNOY: irritate, bother, persecute, bug, aggravate, infuriate, exasperate, irk; Antonyms of ANNOY: appease, placate, pacify, oblige, please, conciliate, satisfy, delight
Definition of annoy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient. [...] 2. See also annoyed, annoying. More. Conjugations of 'annoy' present simple: I annoy, you annoy [...] past simple: I annoyed, you annoyed [...] past participle: annoyed. More. Synonyms of 'annoy' • irritate, trouble, bore, anger [...] More.
