Annoy

Verb

 * 1)  To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
 * 2)  To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
 * 3)  To molest; to harm; to injure.

Noun

 * 1)  A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
 * 2)  That which causes such a feeling.

Adverbs for Annoy
intensely; greatly; positively; unduly; temporarily; mildly; savagely; markedly; jealously; frivolously; unavoidably; excessively; blusteringly; obviously; sorely;

Synonyms for Annoy

 * (to disturb or irritate) bother, bug, hassle, irritate, pester, nag, molest
 * (both senses) annoyance
 * trouble, harry, vex, plague, harass, irk, fret.

Antonyms for Annoy
please, aid, soothe.

Related terms

 * annoyable
 * annoyance
 * annoybot
 * annoyed


 * annoying
 * annoyment
 * annoyous

Thesaurus
abrade; agent provocateur; aggravate; agitate; amplify; arouse; augment; awake; awaken; badger; bait; be at; bedevil; beleaguer; beset; blow the coals; blow up; bother; bristle; brown off; bug; build up; bullyrag; burn up; call forth; call up; chafe; chivy; deepen; deteriorate; devil; discompose; distemper; distress; disturb; dog; embitter; enhance; enkindle; enlarge; enrage; exacerbate; exasperate; excite; exercise; fan; fan the fire; fan the flame; fash; feed the fire; fire; flame; foment; frenzy; fret; gall; get; get at; gnaw; gripe; harass; harry; hassle; heat; heat up; heckle; hector; heighten; hot up; hound; huff; impassion; incense; incite; increase; inflame; infuriate; intensify; irk; irritate; key up; kindle; lather up; light the fuse; light up; madden; magnify; make acute; make worse; miff; molest; move; nag; needle; nettle; nudzh; overexcite; peeve; persecute; perturb; pester; pick on; pique; plague; pluck the beard; pother; provoke; rankle; ride; rile; roil; rouse; rub; ruffle; set astir; set fire to; set on fire; set up; sharpen; sour; steam up; stir; stir the blood; stir the embers; stir the feelings; stir up; summon up; tease; torment; trouble; try the patience; turn on; tweak the nose; upset; vex; wake; wake up; waken; warm; warm the blood; whip up; work into; work up; worry; worsen

Etymology
From an(n)oien, enoien from  anuier, from  enuier (French: ennuyer), from  inodiare. Replaced native grillen "to annoy, irritate" from  grillan.

Verb

 * Arabic: أزعج
 * Basque: gogait eragin, zirikatu
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian: безпокоя, дразня
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 攪擾, 搅扰, ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Ewe: do dziku
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek: ενοχλήσει (enokhlísi)
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Icelandic:
 * Ido: jenar
 * Italian:, ,  ,
 * Japanese: 煩わす, 騒がす,  苦しめる,  いらいらさせる
 * Kannada:
 * Latin:
 * Old English:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: надоедать, надоесть , докучать ,  , раздражать
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Spanish: ,


 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian: досаждам, закачам
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Italian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,


 * Bulgarian: безпокоя


 * Italian: ,

Noun

 * Finnish: ärtymys

Anagrams

 * anyon