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Definitions for Annoy

[1] to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
[2] to molest; harm.
[3] to be bothersome or troublesome.
[4] Archaic . an annoyance.
[5] to irritate or displease
[6] to harass with repeated attacks

Words related to Annoy

disturb, exasperate, perturb, peeve, bother, displease, vex, rile, irk, agitate, gall, trouble, bore, worry, distress, beleaguer, provoke, badger, gnaw, nudge

Words nearby Annoy

annotation, annotinous, announce, announcement, announcer, annoy, annoyance, annoyed, annoying, annual, annual general meeting

Origin of Annoy

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.

Words that may be confused with Annoy

aggravate, annoy, irritate

Other words from Annoy

an·noy·er , noun
half-an·noyed , adjective
un·an·noyed , adjective

Word origin for Annoy

C13: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse ) (to be) hated, from odium hatred

Synonyms for Annoy

agitate, bore, bother, displease, disturb, exasperate, fire up, gall, irk, peeve, perturb, rile, trouble, turn off, vex, worry, abrade, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, break, bug, chafe, distress, get, gnaw, harass, harry, madden, miff, nag, needle, nettle, nudge, pester, plague, provoke, ride, ruffle, tease, T-off, ask for it, be at, be on the back of, burn up, egg on, heat up, henpeck, hit where one lives, make waves, push button, tick off, work on