Annoy \An*noy"\ ([a^]n*noi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annoyed
([a^]n*noid"); p. pr. & vb. n. Annoying.] [OE. anoien,
anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui,
enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See Annoy, 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.
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Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy
Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy? --Prior.
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2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by
impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
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Syn: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex;
tease.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Annoying \An*noy"ing\, a.
That annoys; molesting; vexatious. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
annoying
adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating
delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito";
"swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled
safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought
annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to
have to admit you are wrong" [syn: bothersome, galling,
irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous,
plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing]
n : the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance,
irritation, vexation]
WordNet (r) 2.0
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "annoying":
aggravating, aggravative, backbreaking, besetting, bothering,
bothersome, burdensome, chafing, contentious, crushing,
disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, exasperating,
exasperative, fretting, galling, grueling, harassing, heavy, hefty,
importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, onerous,
oppressive, painful, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent,
pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provocative,
provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling,
trying, upsetting, vexatious, vexing, wearisome, worrisome,
worrying
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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