Annoy
[ə'nɒɪ] or [ə'nɔɪ]
Definition
(verb.) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; 'Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me'; 'It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves'.
Typist: Norton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.
(n.) To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
(n.) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy.
Editor: Lucius
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Molest, trouble, vex, tease, plague, worry, harry, irritate, badger, harass, fret, gall, chafe, hector, bore, incommode, offend, disturb, disquiet, pester, bother, infest, embarrass, pain, wound.
Edited by Eva
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Tease, vex, irritate, disturb, affront, molest, pain, disquiet, incommode,tantalize, bother, weary, inconvenience, plague, discommode, harass, chafe,trouble
ANT:Soothe, conciliate, appease, regard, quiet, accommodate, study, tend, foster,cherish, smooth, gratify
Inputed by Boris
Definition
v.t. to trouble: to vex: to tease: to harm esp. in military sense:—pr.p. annoy′ing; pa.p. annoyed′.—ns. Annoy (now poetic only) Annoy′ance that which annoys.—adv. Annoy′ingly.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
This dream denotes that you have enemies who are at work against you. Annoyances experienced in dreams are apt to find speedy fulfilment in the trifling incidents of the following day.
Checker: Sabina
Examples
- He had made attempts by letter, more than once already, to be reconciled with my lady, for no other purpose, I am firmly persuaded, than to annoy her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Steerforth continued his protection of me, and proved a very useful friend; since nobody dared to annoy one whom he honoured with his countenance. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Does it annoy you, Caroline? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And, Chettam, it will annoy you uncommonly--but, you see, you have not been able to hinder it, any more than I have. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It is not true that I go to annoy him, and why should I not go to see Dorothea? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- On purpose to annoy me, for he knows how I doat upon them! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I often visit him, replied Adrian; but you may easily guess the motives, which prevent him from coming where his presence may annoy any one among us. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Sir James was annoyed, and leaned forward to play with Celia's Maltese dog. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- This time he really looked annoyed. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I like to hear them, though, I dare say, I spoke as if I was annoyed. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The horse was snatching grass, swinging his head sideways as he pulled, annoyed by the man and his talking. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If the flood annoyed him, so much the better. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Miss Brooke was annoyed at the interruption. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- All his relations--his mother especially--would be annoyed if he married me. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- A very annoying feature until recently has been the losing of the lower film loop, due to poor patching of the film, tearing of the perforations in the films, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was annoying. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- These violent awakenings must have been annoying to Oliver, but he never complained. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Krempe had now commenced an eulogy on himself, which happily turned the conversation from a subject that was so annoying to me. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- It's very annoying, though, Watson. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- To climb a hill must necessarily be fatiguing and annoying exercise for an oyster. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Under such circumstances Mr. Raffles's pleasure in annoying his company was kept in abeyance. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Checker: Wilmer