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Annoy   /ənˈɔɪ/   Listen
verb
Annoy  v. t.  (past & past part. annoyed; pres. part. annoying)  
1.
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. "Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?"
2.
To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
Synonyms: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease.


noun
Annoy  n.  A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy. "Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy."





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... cuirassiers had once quarrelled with Colonel O'Brien, who first pulled his nose, and afterwards ran him through the body. Being told by the cuirassiers that we were much esteemed by Colonel O'Brien, he resolved to annoy us as much as he could; and when he sent up the document announcing our arrival, he left out the word "Officers," and put us in confinement with the common seamen. "It's very hard upon me not to have my regular allowance ...
— Peter Simple and The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 • Frederick Marryat
... The Hotel balconies in the early morning were fairly given over to the crows, great big birds of a leaden color that circle around you in the most impudent manner and are as hard to get rid of as the beggars, which follow you about the streets in swarms and annoy you with their cries of "bachsheesh, bachsheesh," until you long even for the sight of a policeman to whom you might confide your troubles. Colombo is not a prepossessing city to the eye of the traveler, the buildings being of an ancient style of architecture and built more for comfort than for ...
— A Ball Player's Career - Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson • Adrian C. Anson
... as a fly, In pleasant jollity: With mirth and melody, Sing Money, Money, Money! Money the minion, the spring of all joy; Money, the medicine that heals each annoy; Money, the jewel that man keeps in store; Money, the idol that women adore! That Money am I, the fountain of bliss, Whereof whoso tasteth, doth never amiss. Money, money, money! Sing Money, ...
— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VIII (4th edition) • Various
... because they refused to conform. The prisons were so full of recusants that new houses were opened for their detention. The government reaped a rich harvest by the heavy fines inflicted on the wealthy Catholics and took pains, besides, to annoy them at every turn by domiciliary visits in search of concealed priests. Yet the reports from the country, especially from such places as Lancashire and Cheshire, showed that the Papists were still dangerously strong. A new proclamation ...
— History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance • Rev. James MacCaffrey
... movement from Brunswick, and had made arrangements to derive some advantage from it. General Greene was detached with three brigades to annoy the British rear; and Sullivan and Maxwell were ordered to co-operate with him. In the mean time the army paraded on the heights of Middlebrook, ready to act as ...
— The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 (of 5) • John Marshall


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