annoy

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US /əˈnoɪ̯/ See IPA manual

Freq #10055

Meanings

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verb
To make someone slightly angry or impatient, especially by doing something repeatedly.

It really annoys me when people talk loudly during a film.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make someone slightly... bother irritate

More aggravate annoyance antagonize bedevilbotheratebug devildisgruntleexasperate frustrate get

Opposites

comfort please soothe

Word family

Forms annoysunannoyed

Derived forms annoyableannoyanceannoybotannoyedannoyerannoyfulannoyingannoymentannoyousannoyware

Related forms annoyed

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Proverbs (1)

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Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time, and it annoys the pig

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A Noisy Oyster
What noise annoys a noisy oyster most? A noisy noise annoys a noisy oyster most.

Keep the two parts of /ɔɪ/ connected in noise, annoys and oyster. Notice that noise and annoys end with voiced /z/, while most begins wit...

Simplified etymology

Annoy entered Middle English from Old French anoier and originally conveyed a much stronger feeling than mild irritation. The French word was based on Latin in odio, from the phrase mihi in odio est, meaning “it is hateful to me.”

Etymology

From Middle English anoyen, from Old French anoier (“to bother, disturb”), from Late Latin inodiāre (“to make loathsome”), derived from Latin odium (“loathing, hatred”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan, gremman.

*h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European anoyen Middle English enoiier Old French inodio Latin odium Latin

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# annoy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈnoɪ̯/
**Frequency rank:** 10055

## Meanings
1. To make someone slightly angry or impatient, especially by doing something repeatedly.

## Examples
- It really annoys me when people talk loudly during a film.

## Synonyms
- aggravate
- annoyance
- antagonize
- bedevil
- bother
- botherate
- bug
- devil
- disgruntle
- exasperate
- frustrate
- get

## Antonyms
- comfort
- please
- soothe

## Derived Forms
- annoyable
- annoyance
- annoybot
- annoyed
- annoyer
- annoyful
- annoying
- annoyment
- annoyous
- annoyware

## Related Forms
- annoyed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃ed-
- Root: anoyen
- Root: enoiier
- Root: inodio
- Root: odium

## Etymology
From Middle English anoyen, from Old French anoier (“to bother, disturb”), from Late Latin inodiāre (“to make loathsome”), derived from Latin odium (“loathing, hatred”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan, gremman.

## AI Etymology
Annoy comes from Middle English anoyen, from Old French anoier (“to bother, disturb”), from Late Latin inodiāre (“to make loathsome”), derived from Latin odium (“loathing, hatred”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan, gremman. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-, Old French enoiier, and la-lat inodio.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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