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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
annoy \annoy"\ a^nnoi", v. t. imp. p. p. annoyed
a^nnoid"; 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.
1913 webster
say, what can more our tortured souls annoy
than to behold, admire, and lose our joy? --prior.
1913 webster
2. to molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by
impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
1913 webster
syn: to molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex;
tease.
1913 webster
see also:
annoyed annoying annoy
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
annoying \annoy"ing\, a.
that annoys; molesting; vexatious. -- annoy"ingly, adv.
1913 webster
see also:
annoy"ingly
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
bothersome galling irritating nettlesome pesky pestering
pestiferous plaguy plaguey teasing vexatious
vexing annoyance irritation vexation
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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