Antonyms for annoys
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-noi |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈnɔɪ |
Definition of annoys
Origin :- late 13c., from Anglo-French anuier, Old French enoiier, anuier "to weary, vex, anger; be troublesome or irksome to," from Late Latin inodiare "make loathsome," from Latin (esse) in odio "(it is to me) hateful," ablative of odium "hatred" (see odium). Earliest form of the word in English was as a noun, c.1200, "feeling of irritation, displeasure, distaste." Related: Annoyed; annoying; annoyingly. Middle English also had annoyful and annoyous (both late 14c.).
- verb irritate, upset
- I shall not try to anger him, but if he annoys me, I will take my own part, that is certain.
- Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
- He has a cigar in his mouth, which makes him half sick and annoys his company.
- Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
- It annoys me very much to think Godfrey is heir to my title.
- Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
- Margaret, dear, I should like to tell you one thing that annoys me very much.
- Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
- What annoys, what terrifies, what allures, what fills my heart with a sweet thrill?
- Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
- It annoys me, too; but we can't have everything; set your mind at rest.
- Extract from : « The Champdoce Mystery » by Emile Gaboriau
- It hurts and annoys her, and she soon forgets her strange fancies.
- Extract from : « An Arrow in a Sunbeam » by Various
- There is a want of firmness in dealing with Foreign Powers which annoys me greatly.
- Extract from : « More About Peggy » by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey
- “Well, your surveillance upon me annoys me,” I declared abruptly.
- Extract from : « Hushed Up » by William Le Queux
- And I must confess that it annoys me to leave London at present.
- Extract from : « Framley Parsonage » by Anthony Trollope
Synonyms for annoys
- abrade
- agitate
- ask for it
- badger
- be at
- be on the back of
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bore
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- chafe
- displease
- distress
- disturb
- egg on
- exasperate
- fire up
- gall
- get
- gnaw
- harass
- harry
- heat up
- henpeck
- hit where one lives
- irk
- madden
- make waves
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- nudge
- peeve
- perturb
- pester
- plague
- provoke
- push button
- ride
- rile
- ruffle
- T-off
- tease
- tick off
- trouble
- turn off
- vex
- work on
- worry
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