annoy

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈnɔɪ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Verb ==== annoy (third-person singular simple present annoys, present participle annoying, simple past and past participle annoyed) (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. Synonyms: bother, irritate; see also Thesaurus:annoy Antonym: please (transitive, archaic) To molest; to harm; to injure. Synonyms: damage, wound; see also Thesaurus:harm ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English anoy, from Old French enui. Doublet of ennui. ==== Noun ==== annoy (plural annoys) (literary, archaic) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes. (literary, archaic) That which causes such a feeling. ===== Synonyms ===== (both senses) annoyance ===== Translations ===== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “annoy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “annoy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Yonan, anyon, noyan, yanno == Middle English == === Noun === annoy alternative form of anoy