annoy

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to cause annoyance in

   The loud whining noise annoyed me.

2. 2
   verb

   To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

   Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.

3. 3
   verb

   To molest; to harm; to injure.

   to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade

4. 4
   noun

   A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

   VVe that ſuffer long anoy / Are contented vvith a thought / Through an idle fancie vvrought / O let my ioyes have ſome abiding.

5. 5
   noun

   That which causes such a feeling.

   Sleepe in Peace, and wake in Ioy, / Good Angels guard thee from the Boares annoy […]

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.