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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈnɔɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈnɔɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə noi′)

an•noy /əˈnɔɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

to disturb or bother in a way that displeases, troubles, or irritates: [~ + object]My neighbor's loud television annoys me.[It + ~ + object + that clause]It annoyed me that my neighbors played their TV late at night.

annoy

annoying

annoyance

That music annoys me. It is annoying music. Another annoyance was when the train was late.

an•noy (ə noi′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
to molest;
harm.

v.i.

to be bothersome or troublesome.

[Archaic.]an annoyance.

Anglo-French, Old French a(n)nui, etc., derivative of the verb, verbal
Late Latin inodiāre to cause aversion, from Latin phrase mihi in odiō est … I dislike …; compare in-², odium, ennui, noisome; (noun, nominal) Middle English a(n)noi, ennoi
Anglo-French, Old French anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire
(verb, verbal) Middle English an(n)oien, enoien 1250–1300

an•noy′er, n.

bother, worry.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ vb

to irritate or displease
to harass with repeated attacks

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatredanˈnoyer n

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