annoy

[US]/əˈnɔɪ/
[UK]/əˈnɔɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. disturb or irritate, cause frustration or anger.

Example Sentences

We can annoy the enemy by raids.

These flies are annoying me.

It is annoying that there is no hot water.

a loud bossy voice that irritates listeners.See Synonyms at annoy

She seems to revel in annoying her parents.

He swatted a fly that was annoying him.

a gallant Saxon, who annoyed this Coast.

frowns when he is annoyed;

such comments never failed to annoy him.

That confounded boy's bad behaviour annoys me.

I was annoyed by his bad manners.

It was this plantation that had so annoyed Charlie Slatter.

These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss.

His frivolity annoys the other people in the office.

An unfriendly attitude of the shop-assistant often annoys customers.

He was annoyed to learn that the train would be delayed.

The winner's complacent smile annoyed some people.

He was annoyed with complaints made from outside.

Real-world Examples

Ugh, fine, honestly you're so annoying.

Source: Creative broadcast by YouTube star Lilly.

People were getting annoyed by me.

Source: TED-Ed Student Weekend Show

Keep busy and don't annoy Grandpa!

Source: Christmas look look look

You're supposed to be annoying them.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

These guys could never annoy me. - What?

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Their relentless staring was starting to annoy him.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" He sort of annoys me sometimes."

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

For some reason this really annoyed her.

Source: "Wuthering Heights" simplified version (Level 5)

I've got to keep him up here because he annoys Errol and Hermes.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

And question marks over the Bolsonaro family's involvement have previously annoyed the president.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2020

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