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Meanings of annoy in English

Portuguese
importunar
Catalan
amoïnar
Spanish
provocar

To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.

importunar
Usage of annoy in English
1
The sight of us standing in the doorway appeared to annoy him.
Corporal Sam and Other Stories
2
He said it again because he knew it would annoy the press.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
3
If it doesn't annoy people then it probably won't be any good.
The Irish Times
4
The bloc could also annoy the United States, Switzerland and Asian countries.
Reuters
5
It is nothing that will annoy you; at least I think not.
Castle Richmond
6
Both murmured in subdued tones, in order not to annoy other players.
The Guests Of Hercules
7
She didn't particularly want one, but she did it to annoy Billy.
King Rat
8
They were absolutely exhausted, and my questions only seemed to annoy them.
The forgotten soldier
9
On the whole, however, this did not annoy anyone except the scientists.
Childhood's End
10
They had wisely resolved to annoy the Spaniards in their American possessions.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
11
Some things annoy and irk me: for a start, golf and tennis.
The Guardian
12
Sometimes I think they exist solely to upset and annoy their brothers.
The Necromancer
13
He enjoys writing about various things that either annoy or entertain you.
News.com.au
14
There was enough truth in that to annoy Dunk all the more.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
15
I would not do any thing to annoy you for the world.
The Squire of Sandal-Side: A Pastoral Romance
16
This habit used to annoy me almost beyond the point of endurance.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
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Translations for annoy
Annoy through the time
Annoy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common