annoy

noun

(literary, archaic) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

(literary, archaic) That which causes such a feeling.

verb

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

(intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.

(transitive, archaic) To molest; to harm; to injure.

Roots

inodioannoy- · Latin · be hateful (from 'mihi in odio est', it is hateful to me)

Synonyms for annoy

irritatev rilev botherv vexv irkv pesterv harassv exasperatev infuriatev disturbv chafev peeven perturbv enragev molestv discomposev ranklev

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