annoy

[uh-noi] /əˈnɔɪ/
verb (used with object)
1.
to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
2.
to molest; harm.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be bothersome or troublesome.
noun
4.
Archaic. an annoyance.
Origin
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English an(n)oien, enoien < Anglo-French, Old French anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < Late Latin inodiāre to cause aversion, from Latin phrase mihi in odiō est … I dislike …; cf. in-2, odium, ennui, noisome; (noun) Middle English a(n)noi, ennoi < Anglo-French, Old French a(n)nui, etc., derivative of the v.
Related forms
annoyer, noun
half-annoyed, adjective
unannoyed, adjective
Can be confused
aggravate, annoy, intensify, irritate, worsen (see synonym study at aggravate)
Synonyms
1. harass, pester. See bother, worry.
Antonyms
1. comfort, calm, soothe.
Examples from the web for annoyed
  • Truth is, newborn babes don't react at all — ones a few days old only get annoyed if tickled.
  • To say I was annoyed was an understatement.
  • My wife and I, watching foreign movies in languages we know, are often annoyed by mediocre subtitling.
  • New readers will most likely come away baffled and annoyed.
  • She repeatedly annoyed him to study his reactions under stress.
  • My friends are getting really annoyed.
  • She says 13- to 34-year-olds are least annoyed by ads in games.
  • Manuel was annoyed at the time, but he jokes about it now.
  • You must flip the book over to read the defense's version--but by that time, you're likely to be too bored or annoyed to bother.
  • When my students submit an essay single spaced I get annoyed.
British Dictionary definitions for annoyed

annoy

/əˈnɔɪ/
verb
1.
to irritate or displease
2.
to harass with repeated attacks
Derived Forms
annoyer, noun
Word Origin
C13: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatred
Word Origin and History for annoyed
adj.

"vexed, peeved, offended," late 13c., past participle adjective from annoy (v.).

annoy

v.

late 13c., from Anglo-French anuier, Old French enoiier, anuier "to weary, vex, anger; be troublesome or irksome to," from Late Latin inodiare "make loathsome," from Latin (esse) in odio "(it is to me) hateful," ablative of odium "hatred" (see odium). Earliest form of the word in English was as a noun, c.1200, "feeling of irritation, displeasure, distaste." Related: Annoyed; annoying; annoyingly. Middle English also had annoyful and annoyous (both late 14c.).