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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Annoy \An*noy"\, n. [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr.
     L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See Ennui,
     Odium, Noisome, Noy.]
     A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one
     dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work
     annoy.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy.       --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Annoy \An*noy"\ ([a^]n*noi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annoyed
     ([a^]n*noid"); 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Annoy \An*noy"\, n. [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr.
     L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See Ennui,
     Odium, Noisome, Noy.]
     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.       --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Annoy \An*noy"\ ([a^]n*noi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annoyed
     ([a^]n*noid"); 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.
  
           Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy Than to
           behold, admire, and lose our joy?        --Prior.
  
     2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by
        impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
  
     Syn: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex;
          tease.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  annoy
       v : cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
           irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers
           me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door
           after she leaves" [syn: rag, get to, bother, get
           at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
            chafe, devil]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  annoy
     Αγγλικά vb.
     ενοχλώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  annoy
     n.
     1 (lb en literary archaic) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused
  by what one dislikes.
     2 (lb en literary archaic) That which causes such a feeling.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or
  repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  annoy
     n.
     1 (lb en literary archaic) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused
  by what one dislikes.
     2 (lb en literary archaic) That which causes such a feeling.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or
  repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  annoy
     n.
     1 (lb en literary archaic) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused
  by what one dislikes.
     2 (lb en literary archaic) That which causes such a feeling.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or
  repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  annoy
     n.
     1 (lb en literary archaic) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused
  by what one dislikes.
     2 (lb en literary archaic) That which causes such a feeling.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or
  repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  annoy
     Englanti vb.
     ärsyttää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  annoy
     Engelska vb.
     irritera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Annoy /ɐnˈɔɪ/
  ضايق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  annoy //əˈnɔɪ// 
  1. безпоко́я, дразня́
  to disturb or irritate
  2. досаждам, закачам
  to do something to upset or anger someone
  3. безпокоя
  to molest; to harm; to injure