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annoy (어**노이**)to make someone feel slightly angry or irritated

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make someone feel slightly angry or irritated

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈnɔɪ/

Korean meaning: 짜증나게 하다, 귀찮게 하다

Korean pronunciation: 어**노이**

Example Sentences

  • Don't let small things annoy you - life's too short!
  • She gets annoyed when people chew loudly during movies.
  • The spam emails in my inbox really annoy me every morning.

annoy

VERB

//əˈnɔɪ//

to make someone feel slightly angry or irritated

annoy concept
💡 Concept

A buzzing mosquito keeps annoying a person trying to sleep.

annoy rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Small noise can annoy and destroy your calm and joy.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈnɔɪ/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈnɔɪ/

🌳Etymology

Rootnoy

Origin

From Old French 'anoier' meaning 'to harass or offend', derived from Latin 'in-' (into) combined with 'odium' (hatred). The word entered Middle English through Norman French influence.

🎵Rhyme

boytoyjoyemploydestroy
boy
toy
joy
employ
destroy

🔗Collocations

annoy someone
get annoyed
really annoy
easily annoyed
annoy the hell out of
slightly annoyed

📝Examples

Don't let small things annoy you - life's too short!

😄 Fun example

She gets annoyed when people chew loudly during movies.

The spam emails in my inbox really annoy me every morning.

😄 Fun example

My little brother's habit of repeating everything I say really annoys me.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

irritatebotheraggravatevexfrustrate

Antonyms

pleasedelightsoothe

Related

annoyingannoyedannoyanceirritatingbothersome

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